[meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Hits Illinois Home

[Dave Freeman mjwy]

Can anyone get ahold of the famous Myth Busters in the San Francisco 
area, this one would be a great one for Jammie to tackle!
Best,
Dave F
myth busted.

Matson, Robert wrote:

>Hi Ken,
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>>In case you missed the video:
>>http://www.pantagraph.com/video/2007/030507_spaceobject/
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>Thanks very much for posting the video link.  Now we can see
>that although my estimate yesterday of the computer table's
>depth of two feet was maybe a little high, the hole in the
>window is far less than the 5-1/2 feet above the table I
>generously allowed.  Which means the entry angle must be
>considerably less steep than the 70 degrees that has been
>claimed.  Looks closer to 60 degrees, demonstrating once
>again that most people are not very accurate when it comes
>to estimating angles.
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>Note that there was no tree or other structure immediately
>outside the bedroom window to redirect the metal through
>the window.  No matter how generous you want to get with
>prevailing winds or aerodynamic lift, I don't think you
>can get the ballistics to work for a chunk of exoatmospheric
>metal.
>
>--Rob
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