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Re: (meteorobs) Electric "York meteorite"
Hi Andrei and others,
Funny story! To sum it up: turns out it concerns an underground electric
cable short circuit. Well, that's also a good way to get explosions and
smoke and scorchmarks and crackling noise indeed.
Marco
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrei Ol'khovatov" <olkhovatov@mtu-net.ru>
To: <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 8:09 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Electric "York meteorite"
> Dear All!
>
> It seems that it is confirmed that the "York meteorite" was indeed
> electrical origin!
> http://news.bbc.codot uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1196000/1196688.stm
> It demonstrates power and magic of electric phenomena!
>
> Sincerely,
> Andrei Ol'khovatov
> Russia, Moscow
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <marco.langbroek@wanadoodot nl>
> To: <meteorobs@jovian.com>; <dms-mail@onelist.com>
> Sent: 1 марта 2001 г. 20:25
> Subject: (meteorobs) Re: Meteor crashes into Yorkshire field
>
>
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Meteorites were (rightly) banned from meteorobs recently but this
deserves
> a
> > comment. I've read the stories and seen the pictures and descriptions
with
> it.
> > I am 100% sure that this is NOT a meteorite impact. The picture of the
> hole is
> > reveiling, as is the smoke and popping noises described. I heard similar
> > popping and crackling or hissing noises during my archaeological
fieldwork
> when
> > we were coring with an auger through buried peat layers. It is methane
gas
> > released from the peat that causes the popping and hissing and
crackling.
> It is
> > highly inflamable and when ignited (which we once did, since you need
some
> fun
> > during boring fieldwork) it burns well and initially gives a clear
> "bhufff" as
> > a sound. A somewhat larger amount released might easily give a true
> explosion.
> > Anyway, the hole pictured clearly is scorched so I strongly doubt a
> meteorite
> > impact. I think this was methane released from a peat layer which
somehow
> > combusted. The results is a small explosion and a scorched hole in the
> ground.
> >
> > Sorry Lew that it is meteorites again. Hope my comment is clear enough
to
> end
> > the discussion directly.
> >
> > Marco Langbroek
> > Dutch Meteor Society
> >
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