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To: Joe Hadenuf
...and bit quite a bit hotter than she described it , too.
7 posted on 08/27/2002 11:54:47 AM PDT by Skibane
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To: aBootes
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8 posted on 08/27/2002 11:55:37 AM PDT by KC Burke
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To: Skibane
...and bit quite a bit hotter than she described it , too.

Actually completely wrong. ANY meteorite of that size (or even quite a bit larger) will be basically at "room temperature" and not "hot" or even "warm" (not any warmer than any dark-colored rock sitting out in the sun") even IMMEDIATELY after impact.

In fact, reports of rocks being "hot" or having fallen in a field and set crops on fire, etc. has been a reliable DEAD givaway of hoaxes or faked reports.

The general public, because of bad science fiction movies, etc., is so convinced that all meteors are hot and burn stuff when the make impact, that when they fake a report they describe meteors as hot when in reality they aren't.

84 posted on 08/27/2002 2:46:05 PM PDT by John H K
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