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Friday's Asteroid
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16-02-2013, 07:55 AM
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RE: Friday's Asteroid
(16-02-2013 07:48 AM)bemore Wrote: With regards to the Russian meteor it appears that it exploded in the air and this caused the shockwave. Would it have caused more damage/energy if it had hit the earth in one chunk?I don't believe it exploded in the air, but it did break up. Most of the damage was caused by sonic shock waves from its passage through the atmosphere at hypersonic velocity. Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims. Science is not a subject, but a method. ![[Image: flagstiny 6.gif]](http://www.acbeddoe.com/photos/flagstiny 6.gif) "We all got holes to fill, and them holes are all that's real; Some fall on you like a storm, sometimes you dig your own." |
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16-02-2013, 08:23 AM
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RE: Friday's Asteroid
I was so relieved to hear that the meteor didn't kill anyone. Although it's amazing the damage it can do.
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16-02-2013, 09:44 AM
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RE: Friday's Asteroid
(16-02-2013 08:23 AM)Flowergurl Wrote: I was so relieved to hear that the meteor didn't kill anyone. Although it's amazing the damage it can do. It's a miracle. Perhaps it was all the Orthodox Ruckies praying that it wouldn't hurt anyone proved slightly more powerful the Murikan Fundie's praying that it would land on Russia. The PURPOSE of life is to pass on our DNA (from Darwin) The MEANING of life is the experience of living (from Frank Herbert) The VALUE of life is the legacy we leave behind (from observation) |
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16-02-2013, 10:19 AM
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RE: Friday's Asteroid
The meteorite was unique because it was such a big one - they think it was about 60 feet wide. They are doing clean up right now and it seems the big chunks plopped into a lake. That means a slightly more cushioned landing and an immediate cooling off. That's going to make for a great study specimen!!! Russia's so lucky - they get the coolest shit.
 However, it's not an unusual occurrence, shit falls from the sky all the time. It's best to see them at night and while driving, I see a fireball at least every six months but they are always very small in comparison - probably about the size of a football. It does the exact thing the big ones do - it even makes boom sound but you can also hear the sputtering and see the trail it leaves - it literally splits a hole in the sky(sound barrier) and lights up the entire sky doing so. As it breaks up the sparks fly, probably marble sized bits, further reducing the size of the meteorite. Here's a great place for the latest updates on the monster meteorite. There is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance. ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson Perception is up for grabs, and truth seems to be the one precious thing, that no one wants anyone to find. |
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16-02-2013, 10:22 AM
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RE: Friday's Asteroid
There is a group in Russia apparently claiming it was not a meteor but an american bomb that we deployed to respark the cold war.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2...ually.html *facepalm* “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” A.A. Milne |
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