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.
It’s “you’re” not your.
And Jeff Daniels was the star.
Ain’t buying it.
Small meteor pieces which survive upper atmosphere re-entry fall for many thousands of feet at terminal velocity.
If you dropped a small red-hot rock from an airplane @ 50,000 feet it would be, at most, a bit warm upon reaching the ground.
Sorry, just another space poopy.
or if it had fallen from a passing airplane.
Blue ice .........
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Perfect! LOL
If any drain heater fails on any aircraft, a large clump of ice will form and the slipstream will dislodge it.
Don’t look up........................
I hope that they do not have State Farm as their homeowner’s insurance...
The rates will get jacked up and they won’t pay for any repairs...
At least that was my experience after hurricane Isabell left 5 foot of the Chesapeake Bay in the bottom floor and destroyed both of my boat docks...
There’s a lady that lives in my sister’s town that could identify not only if it’s a meteorite, but what kind (composition) it is. In some cases, bearing the size, even where it was orbiting before it entered the atmosphere and the date, time / approximate.
“ 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.”
When questioned, the meteorite claimed to have an alibi and pled the 5th.
That’s why there are Republicans staying in the nomination hunt.
SC reported a fallen meteor in West Virginia not too long ago. Apparently it left a few chunks in someone’s yard, at least ten or more miles away from where I was. I was outside digging in the garden when there was a huge explosion I figured about 2 miles away, across the hill and possibly in a local rock quarry. Perhaps some really strong dynomite. Everyone in our mile square community heard it and was commenting on it at a meeting we were all attending.
I think if it was a space rock falling on her deck she would have heard it loud and clear.
If they were home at the time.
The article said they smelled smoke and woke up. Even a small meteor would have made a big noise. Maybe it was a piece of space junk falling out of orbit.
The sound of that hole being formed might be about as loud as a two cars crashing a mile away.
If there’s no mineral residue from the impactor, it was probably ice.
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