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17 October 2005

Meteorwrongs

post by: dhruva at: 01:21 | 9 comments

Maybe jonmc can submit a sample to them?

posted by trondant 17 October | 05:04

Not a meteorite

posted by flopsy 17 October | 07:30

How many times do I have to tell you? Two meteorwrongs don't make a meteorite.

posted by stilicho 17 October | 07:55

and so you can compare: this is a meteorite

posted by joelf 17 October | 09:26

By the way, this odd meteorite was seen entering earth's atmosphere a few months ago:

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by taz 17 October | 09:49

I'm not the only one who thought of Joe Dirt right away...right? Right?

posted by jrossi4r 17 October | 10:10

All hail the great bunny! Bow before its greatness; for you are not worthy.

posted by flopsy 17 October | 10:31

If you find an interesting rock near a railroad track, it probably fell off a train, not from the sky.

posted by brainwidth 17 October | 17:01

"Meteorites that have been on Earth a long time, such as those found in cold deserts (Antarctica) or hot deserts (Sahara), may loose their fusion crusts because the wind ablates the fusion crust away."

OK, so they use words like "ablate", but can't use the word LOSE properly? ARRRRRRRRRRGH I hate that.

posted by eekacat 17 October | 21:10

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