Fire ball in the sky 4/7/09

Self | 4/8/09 | Meg

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

WelcomeTo FreeRepublic!

[TalonDJ]

Most people will see about one in a lifetime.

If you go out durring a shower you can see dozens. I guess that makes you live forever.

[commish]

Sometimes too, large wheels of cheese, like a nice stout Edam or an improbably-gooey Camembert.

We had chunk of burnt limburger land in our back yard a couple years ago. The Dogs farts still smell horrible.

[TalonDJ]

You don’t believe in flying wheels of Edam?

Cheese deniers are everywhere!

[commish]

One denies cheese at ones own peril.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Not fireballs, however. You see dim ionization trails. I’ve seen a fireball (in Virginia in 1987, near midnight) and it incredible. Mine was visible from North Carolina to New York according to news reports.

I witnessed the Leonid peak circa 2000 and it was spectacular but there weren’t any fireballs.

[Roccus]

Clearly you are living on borrowed time...

I've long felt that I'm playing with house money. };^)

[Arrowhead1952]

Did it look anything like this?

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Maybe Ed Crankshaft firing up his grill?

Regards & Welcome,
GtG

[Roccus]

I do pay attention to the sky. The two that ended in flares were orange/red and were falling toward the horizon. The one that passed overhead was quite an experience. When it first cleared the distant roofline, I thought it was a color ball from a roman candle going up. As I waited for it to arc back down, it's (perceived) speed increased and it raced by to disappear behind a nearby building. It was white/green and shaped like an elongated, horizontal tear drop. Funny, even though this was almost thirty years ago, I can picture it very clearly in my mind.

[TruthHound]

Klaatu barada nikto

[Petronski]

I am indeed, stout yeoman. It’s quite staggeringly popular ‘round these parts.

[gemmeg]

nope, not at all. I have read that the collisions of galaxies like one which DID just happen can cause shooting stars. I was merely curious if thats what I saw or if it was a very rare meteor.I can see why a lot of people posted me though with the sky is falling explanation from my quick entry.

[Petronski]

She’s probably too busy picking her teeth clean of Venezuelan beaver cheese.

[Petronski]

My dog doesn’t have a nose.

[JRios1968]

I have read that the collisions of galaxies like one which DID just happen can cause shooting stars.

In that case, you would have seen something that happened a gazillion years ago.

Are you a time traveler?

[JimRed]

Your Reynolds Wrap will be delivered shortly.

Reynolds Wrap is a poor substitute for the original TIN foil. But that was banned during the Carter administration...

[JRios1968]

My dog doesn’t have a nose.

So how does it smell?

[alarm rider]

You signed up on 8 April to post this?

[commish]

My dog doesn’t have a nose.

Awww . Victim of an unfortunate weedwhacker incident, or did he get downwind of the Obama's and chew it off?