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Re: (meteorobs) meteorite fallen on a car in Franc
GeoZay@aol.com wrote:
> How's it going to hit the fuel tank? most fuel tanks on cars that I ever seen
> were under the car.
It happenned in Peekskill
A 3 lb meteorite isn't going to travel thru a metallic
> car and still have any umph to do anything to a fuel tank. I'd be highly
> surprised if it penetrated the roof of a car...yet along go thru the floor
> board and thru a tank.
Wanna bet?
> Let's suppose it did go thru the gas tank...no
> immediate explosion would occur either...not the proper oxygen to fuel
> mixture present...not enough oxygen. it would have to drain out and and find
> a hot source and catch the ground on fire underneath the car. it was a parked
> car...maybe if just parked and the catalytic converter was still hot...maybe?
Correctomundo
Instead of calculating the odds of a meteorite hitting a given car, try
to think of the odds of a car anywhere being hit.
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