[meteorite-list] Cosmic Child Abuse?

From: Aras Jonikas <arasj3827_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:19:03 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <720706822.4190889.1385561943775.JavaMail.root_at_sz0150a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>

There was a facebook discussion on this. NO WAY those tiny stones caused that big gash.... The stones are several grams at most and could not have falling fast enough to cause that injury, nor anything close to that (even if you combined all the little frags into one stone).

Aras



From: "Kelly Beatty" <jkellybeatty at comcast.net>
To: "John Harrison" <jloharri at hotmail.com>, Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 8:03:28 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cosmic Child Abuse?

hi...

> Evidently this kid in Florida has been struck by a meteorite.

original 3-minute WPEC-TV report is here:
http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_11507.shtml

color me skeptical.


clear skies,
Kelly

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Received on Wed 27 Nov 2013 09:19:03 AM PST