[meteorite-list] "Flaming rocks"???

From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:08 2004
Message-ID: <008c01c09307$e7e3e420$8b5dbfa8_at_computer>

> > 16-year old Shawn Coleman was walking home from a friends hour--
> > when he saw something shooting down from the sky--into his front
> > yard. Shawn kicked snow on the flaming rock to cool it off--then
> > ran in to show his family.
>
> When is this myth about hot meteorites going to die??!
> "Flaming rocks"? We have Hollywood to thank for this
> misconception. --Rob

Maybe this is how Egyptian dogs get turned into ashes. . .



(please, I'm only kidding)

-Walter


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Walter Branch, Ph.D.
Branch Meteorites
322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B
Savannah, GA 31405 USA
http://branchmeteorites.com
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