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Date:         Fri, 17 Jan 2003 14:21:12 -0800
Reply-To:     Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
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From:         Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Friday - hazards to our van (LVC)
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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which means it's about 2000 mph, so much faster than a bullet from most
guns, right?  and, the fact that it was going through something
relatively rigid (that deforms plastic prior to rupture), and you've
got a puncture much more than an "explosion".


bill




On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 02:05 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:


> It was well documented and wasn't a hoax. Typical meteor speeds are
> "only" 2x 3x speed of sound (comets hit at a much faster speed and act
> as if there was no atmosphere.)
>
> On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 04:32  PM, developtrust wrote:
>
>> I just still do not believe a meteor will slow down enough to cause
>> such
>> minor damage. It has to be a hoax.
>
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