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"Safely" because it is expected to burn completely before impact with the surface? If not, then fair to call it a potential hazard, even if a small one?
by prvc 4y ago
"Safely" because it is expected to burn completely before impact with the surface? If not, then fair to call it a potential hazard, even if a small one?
- chmod775 4y agoThese things don't even need to impact the surface to cause massive damage. They can disintegrate mid-air or just pass earth closely and the resulting shock wave will already be devastating. Examples: Tunguska explosion and the Chelyabinsk meteor. At their speeds they're impacting the atmosphere in a similar way a bullet impacts water (it disintegrates and loses speed rapidly, causing a big splash).
- codethief 4y agoAh yes, the Chelyabinsk meteor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ch5mtxmLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ch5mtxmLk Also, here's a great recording of the shock wave, illustrating your point: https://youtu.be/TKXZ5dwwTyc https://youtu.be/TKXZ5dwwTyc