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My thoughts as well and spent some time trying to think of how and details and it still don't seem to feel right. Roof don't look substantial enough to slow so
by Zenst 5y ago
My thoughts as well and spent some time trying to think of how and details and it still don't seem to feel right.
Roof don't look substantial enough to slow something that size and dare say density enough for it to be finally stopped by a pillow. Then the entry marks, just don't feel right, given the speeds and also the temps, I'd expect some entry marks and in a way, a more cleaner hole perhaps. Then the aspect that it would still be hot and no pillow would be able to withstand the kinda heat it would still have.
Too much of this feels off, so be interesting how those tests come out.
Makes me wonder - how hard is it to fake a meteorite?
- outworlder 5y ago> Roof don't look substantial enough to slow something that size and dare say density enough for it to be finally stopped by a pillow Why not? It was in free fall. Wouldn't a rock be similarly stopped? > given the speeds and also the temps What speeds? It would have slowed down to terminal velocity way before reaching the ground. What temps? It should be pretty cold by then. The glowing red hot meteorite on the ground is a Hollywood invention. > Makes me wonder - how hard is it to fake a meteorite? Depends on who you want to fool. Researchers with access to equipment? No chance. News organizations? May not be that difficult. > Then the aspect that it would still be hot Nope. Not that hot. There's a debate on whether or not it will even be warm. Probably cool to the touch. http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/our-solar-system/75-our-solar-system/comets-meteors-and-asteroids/meteorites/314-are-meteorites-hot-or-cold-when-they-hit-earth-intermediate http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/our-solar-system/75-our-sol...
- Nzen 5y agoOh. I didn't think I would need to ever point to the 'is it a meteorite?' [0] flowchart. I guess how hard you have to fake depends on who you are convincing. Slag can fool your friends, but anyone who studies or collects meteorites will probably require some multi stage metallurgical process to convince. [0] https://geoscience.unlv.edu/what-to-do-if-you-think-that-youve-found-a-meteorite/ https://geoscience.unlv.edu/what-to-do-if-you-think-that-you...
- WrtCdEvrydy 5y agoI love the "did someone see it fall?". Answer: YES Outcome: Not a meteorite
- willcipriano 5y agoLooks like most of the force of the impact was absorbed by the rafter and then it deflected off into the room.