ParaNet BBS/meteor

ParaNet BBS/meteor

File Name:	meteor.txt
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(4016)  Sun 11 Oct 92  8:09p
By: Sheldon Wernikoff
To: Albert Dobyns
Re: Meteorite Totals Car!
St:
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Hi Albert... Long time no read!

Thought you might find the following article of interest in
conjunction with your recent meteor conversation:
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        From the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, October 11, 1992:

                          NEW YORK (AP)

        SORRY, YOUR POLICY WON'T COVER DAMAGE BY SPACE ROCKS

Michelle Knapp will have to find a new way to get around for a
while, thanks to a 30 pound meteor that slammed into her parked
car, passing right through and leaving a small crater underneath.

The meteor came from a shower called the Draconids, a bright
display of falling space debris seen every October 9th, according
to National Weather Service meteorologist Rich Mamrosh.

Sightings of streaking fireballs in the sky were reported late
Friday in western Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, the District of Columbia, and North Carolina.

Knapp, an 18 year old high school senior in suburban Peekskill, was
at home when she heard a loud crash.

"The noise of it literally shook the windows," she said. "It
sounded like something hit the house."

She and a neighbor went outside and saw the smashed trunk of her
1980 Chevy Malibu, a hole straight through and a small crater in
the ground underneath. "We felt the rock and it was pretty hot,"
Knapp said.

A meteor is a piece of space rock that begins to burn because of
intense heat caused by the friction of hitting the atmosphere.

Police weighed the meteorite, which was about 1 foot in diameter,
she said. Scientists from Columbia University came to investigate.

"My car is totaled," she said. "I'm upset but at the same time its
kind of exciting. I bought the car from my grandmother for 100
bucks, so financially I'm not set back to far."

Needless to say, the car was not insured for meteor damage.
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Take care,

Sheldon



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