Rare Walnut-Sized Chunks Of Meteorite That Exploded Over Germany Have Been Found

www.iflscience.com ^ | January 26, 2024 | DR. ALFREDO CARPINETI

[Red Badger]

Ping!........................

[fidelis]

"2024 BX1 had an estimated size of about 1 meter (3 feet), which isn't even worth measuring in giraffes..."

Measuring in giraffes? What the heck is that?

[fidelis]

"2024 BX1 had an estimated size of about 1 meter (3 feet), which isn't even worth measuring in giraffes..."

Measuring in giraffes? What the heck is that?

[Red Badger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe_radar

[fidelis]

Thank you. I learned something new today.

[telescope115]

What a find! I’m interested as to the composition, it appears to be a stony meteorite because of of its breakup, but what do I know.

I think it’s fantastic that it was tracked before it burned up in the atmosphere, and they new approximately where to look for some of it. Hopefully more will be found. The finders are looking at a decent pay day, those things command a premium.

[21twelve]

Cool.

When I first read it I thought how lots of writers say stuff like “The meteor, twice the size of the Empire State Building...”, and this writer was making a quip that he couldn’t even compare it to a giraffe.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

There is a big difference between an asteroid and a meteor, especially in trajectory and angle of entry.

This article sounded like something from The Ted Mack Amateur Hour.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger.

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[Berlin_Freeper]

Creepshow 1982

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I just found two in my kitchen drawer next to the Saran Wrap.

[Berlin_Freeper]

They would make nice hanging earrings.

[2nd Amendment]

I recently saw a bus about 2 giraffes long!

[Nateman]

I actually heard a meteoroid once. I thought it was just noisy neighbors at the time. In the morning I saw some odd smoke trails in the sky. Again , I thought it odd because I could not think of where they could be launching rockets. Only later did I find out the truth.

[Clutch Martin]

“Rare Walnut-Sized Chunks Of Meteorite That Exploded Over Germany Have Been Found”

Pecans actually...

[piasa]

2024 BX1 had an estimated size of about 1 meter (3 feet), which isn't even worth measuring in giraffes, ...

Wait, wut?

[Qwapisking]

my house is 4 giraffes wide × 6 giraffes long × 2 giraffes high and has other critters that aren’t giraffes living in it. maybe we should get a giraffe too.

[Red Badger]

I heard on as well. It made a popping sound directly straight up overhead........................

[Red Badger]

Giraffe Radar is a Swedish portable Anti-aircraft Radar used widely in world militaries........

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe_radar