Posted on 07/17/2004 6:21:58 AM PDT by Asteroid2
FIRE RAINS FROM SKY-METEORITIC FLOW-EGYPT FOR 3RD DAY Translated by: http://translation2.paralink.com/
Article Link: http://www.newsru.com/world/15jul2004/shar.html
Translation: In several villages in the south of Egypt for the unknown reason have simultaneously burned down about 100 houses, informs RIA of "News" referring to local press. In result there were some hundreds local residents, many of which have burned.
Under the statement of numerous eyewitnesses, on roofs of houses on which peasants dry pomet, used in these places as fuel, drop the fiery spheres instantly igniting structures.
Local authorities cannot explain the reason of ignition yet. On one of versions, on houses the pigeons who are lighting up from collision with an electric main fell. However, under the statement of local residents, on big fires have been found out all a little scorched bird´s tushek.
Under other version, the reason of fires could become a meteoric stream. Come out also with assumptions of that, in the burned down houses because of the big loading in the electric system there were short circuits. But against this version speaks that many of houses at all had no an electricity.
Victims consider, that fire to them was sent by genies, attendants of the shaitan (devil).
It is necessary to note, that similar falling of fiery spheres was observed in January of this year in Spain where hundreds inhabitants of northern provinces became witnesses of the mysterious natural phenomenon.
Then one of representatives of authorities of the city of Palensija has declared, that one fiery sphere has blown up. " Explosion was very strong. In air the cloud of a white smoke which long did not dissipate " has risen, - it has declared.
In opinion of astronomers, fiery spheres, most likely, - large meteorites.
http://www.newsru.com/world/15jul2004/shar.html
UPDATE.....
FIRE RAINS FROM SKY-METEORITIC FLOW-EGYPT FOR 3RD DAY Date: Friday, 16 July 2004, 5:34 p.m.
The sky pytaet Egypt a fiery rain
Oksana GOLOLOBOVA, on July, 16, 17:02
The Arabian mass-media transfer, that the present fiery downpour has fallen upon a number of villages in southern Egyptian province Sohag - so has characterized the unusual phenomenon local population. However, behind the beautiful name serious accident which already has ruined some inhabitants of the country disappears.
Heated "drops" in huge quantity fall from the sky on roofs of buildings, setting fire to straw covering them and a reed. Constructions flash as a match, the flame has captured already more than 80 apartment houses. From an asthma and burns have suffered about 60 person, two small children were lost at least. In the Egyptian settlements where the fiery rain goes the third day, firemen constantly are on duty.
Police and forces of safety of the country conduct consequence. Authorities try to find out an origin so strange unknown hitherto a phenomenon. There are already some versions of an event. pogoreltsy are inclined to trust in overseas metamorphosises, they assert, that on their houses anything fell other, as fiery spheres.
Others try to explain tragedy household incidents: the some people speak, that when the temperature of air reaches +55°N, at pets and birds the wool and feathers starts to decay. The cat who has received a burn or the rabbit starts to rush in a panic on a court yard and climbs up a roof of houses that leads to to distribution of fire.
However scientists count, that speech, most likely, goes about a meteoric rain: pieces of breed flying from space light up in an atmosphere. However, the exact reason of mass fires till now and remains a riddle.
For the information: the Meteoric rain - the unique astronomical phenomenon. His kinds which can be observed at various times year and with different periodicity are known some.
For example, " a star downpour ", "Leonid" named astronomers, it is possible to see seldom enough - each 33 years when about the Earth comet Templa-Tattla flies by. "Leonids" are her chastichki which breaking away, generously shower our planet.
The name has received the phenomenon because there are meteorites from that part of a space where there is constellation Leo. Encyclopaedic editions assert, that the most ancient on supervision the meteoric stream has been marked by Chinese in 1768 B.C.
Time in 130 years the Earth passes through a dust tail of a comet of Swift - Tattla and then meteoric stream Perseid reaches the maximal activity, dumping on us thousand "tail" meteorites.
And in general, " falling stars " can be observed every year in second half of summer. Always was considered, that they do not represent for people of danger - chastichki reach our planet extremely seldom, and in history yet there was no case that the meteorite has done much harm to the person. To tell the truth, more than 50 years in the Great Britain the fragment of a meteorite has killed the cow.
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MORE METEORS Date: Wednesday, 14 July 2004, 4:36 p.m.
More meteor showers over the past 24 hours. Here is a report of "a burst of meteor showers" over Finnish coastal waters.
From http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,6119,2-13-1443_1556905,00.html
Meteors create confusion 13/07/2004 12:50? ? -? (SA)? ? ? Helsinki - A burst of meteors over Finnish coastal waters early on Tuesday prompted hundreds of Finns to mistakenly report the natural phenomenon as emergency flares from distressed vessels, officials said.
"The shower might have lasted just a few seconds, but so far we have received over 70 calls. The first hour was very busy here," said Matti Salokorpi, senior lieutenant with the maritime rescue centre in Vaasa, some 420 kilometres northwest of Helsinki.
On a normal night the rescue centre might get around 10 calls, he said, adding that Vaasa's ambulance and fire services had received as many calls due to the natural phenomenon created when space debris hits the earth's atmosphere at high speed.
Several other rescue centres along the Finnish west coast reported numerous similar calls, according to media here.
One of the callers, cruising in his pleasure boat off the coast, described the phenomenon as a red fireball moving swiftly through the night sky, spewing sparks and leaving a trail of vapour before turning white as it entered the atmosphere, Finnish news agency FNB reported.
A glowing meteor could easily be mistaken for an emergency flare, which is an international alarm signal for sailors in need of assistance, Salokorpi said.
http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,6119,2-13-1443_1556905,00.html
DID A METEORITE STRIKE CENTRAL FLORIDA?
Posted By: Never_Surrender Date: Friday, 16 July 2004, 11:26 a.m.
Did Meteorite Strike Central Florida?
POSTED: 10:53 am EDT July 16, 2004 UPDATED: 11:35 am EDT July 16, 2004
CASSELBERRY, Fla. -- Speculation about a July Fourth meteorite strike in Seminole County has many area residents searching their yards for answers.
From Oviedo, to Maitland, to Casselberry, witnesses claim to have heard a large boom and saw bright flashes of light across the evening holiday skies, WESH NewsChannel 2 reported.
It's creating a meteorite buzz on local radio stations, WESH NewsChannel 2 reported.
"I saw this crazy light, and it was really bright," said Casselberry resident Diana Felise. "The entire house was rattling. We thought the pictures were going to fall off the wall."
If a meteor did strike the area, it is believed to have hit somewhere around Red Bug Road and state Road 434, but Casselberry police officials said they're convinced it was nothing more than a big bolt of lightning since there was a severe storm in the area that night.
"Lightning, thunderstorms, welcome to Florida," said Lt. Dennis Stewart of the Casselberry Police Department.
Many residents, however, still believe it was a meteorite. Rick Wega shot video of the bright lights and remains convinced it was not a storm-induced effect.
"The way it shook the ground isn't like no other lightning," said Wega, "I’ve been around a lot of lightning."
SNIP...
A meteorite is a small particle of matter that falls to Earth, and the last one to reportedly strike the area hit in Lake County in 1918. Because of such rarity, meteorites are very valuable, and in some cases, one gram of a meteorite can be valued at $10,000.
Story with video at link below...
LINK http://www.wesh.com/news/3537421/detail.html
Actually it was Miller.
Miller is on sale this week here.
When I am doing stupid things like moving, I drink large quantaties of cheap, yellow beer to help with the pain...
Yes, His Majesty has directed me to procure the obscure. I seem to have some facility for that.
KP approves - remind me when I get back.
We can get you fixed up.
I think he pulls most of it out of his......nevermind.
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Who or what is Ralph teh Wonder Llama?
The llama in the pic is Frosty. He's evil.
I have decided to research " Llama Recipes" as part of my summer's contribution to our 4-H club...
Llama Llasagna, Llama Llinguine...
Besides the Holy Hand Grenade, I mean.
Very nice, indeed!
When did my brain grow a pair of legs and arms?(!)
I knew that there was something funny going on when my skull started to sound like it was being used for a trial run of the Hundred Yard Dash.
Did it feel kind of buzzy?
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