Posted on 05/03/2022 7:07:46 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Meteorites are not ‘flaming rocks of doom,' NASA says
The “bright fireball” was traveling at 35,000 mph when it exploded at 8:03 a.m. with the “energy equivalent of 3 tons of TNT,” according to NASA Meteor Watch, the agency's project that tracks fireball activity.
“Existing law states that any meteorites belong to the owner of the property on which they fell; out of respect for the privacy of those in the area, we will not disclose the locations of these finds,”
And finding anything of value is likely harder than you think.
“The pieces from this object were way too small to leave a crater. Unlike what you see in the movies, meteorites are not ‘flaming rocks of doom’ that blast holes in the ground. In fact, you can pick one up right after it hits ground. So no smoking rocks in small craters.”
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If I show up on the news as a mass murderer, tell them it was the hair that drove me over the edge.
Yes, Yes...I can see how that would happen!
If I show up as a mass murderer, tell them it was the molasses miasma of fake niceness that drove me to it!
Oh, boy!
Lol!
Well, to make my day complete, my Real Brother and his wife called and sang me the birthday song! Great ending to a great day!
Photo to come.
Happy little Monday kitteh!
Photo was sent.
The laundry is mostly done and needs to be put away, but I’m about ready fall over so I’ll go lie down for a bit and try to get another hour’s sleep. Unngh. My feet are on fire.
I heard the sound from my phone. I hope you feel better after more sleep!
I’ll feel better after someone shoots me!
But the day can’t be too bad — Look how it started!
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Congratulations!
Good morning. Happy Monday.
My in-laws are now afraid to go to the supermarket. And somehow the oven lock was triggered when we got there yesterday afternoon. After looking for ways to remove the door I finally thought to try to jimmy the latch (doh!). That worked, but M-i-L will probably never use the oven again. Maybe that’s for the best.
After 2 5-try Wordles over the weekend it got a little better today.
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Happy Monday!
The weekend was rough for Wordle and that’s a fact!
Your week is starting off well, anyway! ;o]
Now that a had a short nap, I need to hang the clothes and pretend I’m ready to put the sheets back on the bed. Unngh.
Good Monday Morning!
It was a challenging path today:
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Top notch!
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Well done, ‘Face!
Happy Monday, everyone. We had surprise water coming from the sky again overnight. A blessing indeed.
And my Wordle is better today than yesterday.
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Thanks!!
Not too bad yourself!!
Good morning.
The surprise water that fell here last night was pretty fierce, taking small branches and twigs with it and throwing them to the ground in a tantrum of sorts. But at least it was wet!
Good job on your Wordle!!
Back from the funeral. I only cried a little, and then a friend who was there asked if I wanted to get a cup of coffee, so we went to McDonald’s and she had ice tea and I had Diet Coke and we talked for a while about the deceased and other stuff.
And the widow may sell the gentleman’s car to Patrick, if Pat has anything like a reasonable amount of money.
We had some surprise water fall yesterday evening. Mrs. ArGee had just announced she was going to go running and gone outside when I heard some pretty hard-hitting raindrops. Needless to say, she was back inside in a flash.
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