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Arkansas family suspects meteorite caused smoking hole in their deck
UPI ^
| OCT. 26, 2023 / 1:20 PM
| By Ben Hooper
Posted on 10/26/2023 10:52:29 AM PDT by Red Badger
Oct. 26 (UPI) -- An Arkansas family who awoke to the smell of fire discovered a smoking hole in their deck -- and they suspect a meteorite may have been to blame.
John Devane of Greenwood said he and his family awoke to the smell of smoke inside their house about 3 a.m. and set about searching for the source.
They discovered the smoke was coming from a hole in their deck, which had apparently caught fire.
Devane said the flames had been extinguished when a corner of the family's hot tub melted from the heat, causing it to pour water onto the deck.
Firefighters investigated the hole in the deck and were unable to identify the likely cause, other than that it appeared the fire had started from the ground.
Devane said he and his family later sorted through the debris with a magnet and found a small magnetic rock in the hole left by the fire.
The family suspects the rock might be the remains of a meteorite, but to confirm their suspicions it would have to be examined by the U.S. Geological Survey, a process that can take well over a year to complete.
A California family had a similar experience in August, when a ball of ice fell out of the sky and crashed through the roof of Jon LeClair's house in Big Bear.
The family said they were unable to get any answers as to whether the bowling ball-sized ice chunk was the remains of a meteorite or if it had fallen from a passing airplane.
TOPICS: Astronomy; History; Science; UFO's; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: arkansas; astronomy; catastrophism; comet; comets; greenwood; johndevane; meteor; meteorite; meteorites; meteors; science
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To: MtnClimber; SunkenCiv; SuperLuminal
Great balls of fire!..................
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:53:03 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:53:17 AM PDT
by
Obadiah
To: Obadiah
To: Red Badger
Nobody got hit.
This time.
But it happens.
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:54:33 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Red Badger; 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AnalogReigns; AndrewC; ...
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:55:54 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Red Badger
It is a meteorite they will be able to sell it for enough to repair the deck.
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:56:13 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Keep America Beautiful by keeping Canadian Trash Out. Deport Jennifer Granholm!)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:56:24 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Red Badger
I hate when that happens.
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:57:48 AM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:58:00 AM PDT
by
al_c
(Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
To: Red Badger
Could have been a lot worse....
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:58:38 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: crusty old prospector
Nah, he’s in southeast Arkansas. Greenwood is in the west very close to Ft. Smith.
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10/26/2023 10:58:58 AM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
To: Red Badger
A direct hit on their toilet.
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:59:45 AM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/26/2023 11:00:00 AM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: Red Badger
I’ve seen stories such as a woman in her kitchen hearing a loud noise and seeing a green rock dropped from above in the sink. Turned out to be a flush from the toilet of a passenger jet , the “liquid” turned to ice on the way.
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10/26/2023 11:00:19 AM PDT
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frank ballenger
(“My job is to inform, not to convince.” St. Bernadette Soubirous )
To: Red Badger
Did they have incriminating evidence against Hillary Clinton?
Hillary is very clever at taking people out .
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posted on
10/26/2023 11:02:15 AM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
To: Magnum44
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posted on
10/26/2023 11:02:42 AM PDT
by
F450-V10
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/26/2023 11:05:27 AM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left )
To: Red Badger
If not a meteorite, raccoons playing w/matches.
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10/26/2023 11:05:37 AM PDT
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fruser1
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Ha. Maybe like in the little known movie Escanaba in Da Moonlight (2001) they were high class and had a fancy “Two Holer.” Just switch to the other hole and your on your way.
Plot spoiler: Man who was the only one in his family not to bag a deer at long last gets his chance while in that outhouse and shoots the deer wandering outside.
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posted on
10/26/2023 11:05:43 AM PDT
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frank ballenger
(“My job is to inform, not to convince.” St. Bernadette Soubirous )
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