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Re: (meteorobs) Hot Meteorite
In a message dated 4/10/01 10:53:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
bwilson2@ixdot netcom.com writes:
<< How probable is it that a meteorite would be so hot that
a person "using potholders, had to put it down 3 times"
to carry it out of the house"?
>>
About as probable as elephants learning to grow wings and fly. A meteorite
free falls after reaching it's retardation point for many tens of miles -
cooling all the way down. I would put this story in the tall tale category.
Kevin K
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