The end is neigh!

[GrahamB]

Zeus is still pissed about the whole Lennon thing. Clearly.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u ... 221569.ece

[middleway]

That was awesome!!! Those greek gods dont mess about ....

[Darth Rock&Roll]

yeah it was cool that it went all bright and green as it burned into the ground.

which of your metallurgists or chemist types can identify the makeup based on how it burned?

I'd say that was a high calorie meteor as well.

[qiphlow]

the end is a sound a horse makes?
i don't get it...

[Joe L.]

the end is a sound a horse makes?
i don't get it...

Well the 4 horsemen have to ride on something. Presumably on horses that make noise.

[Harvey]

which of your metallurgists or chemist types can identify the makeup based on how it burned?

I'd say that was a high calorie meteor as well.

That would be copper chloride crystals.

And that is a particularly great simpsons moment too!!!

[Doc Stier]

To Graham:

FYI, the word "neigh" refers to the vocalized sound that a horse makes, dontcha know?


Meteor Entry into the Atmosphere

When they plow through the atmosphere, meteors are heated to more than 3000 degrees Fahrenheit, and they glow. Meteors are not heated by friction, as is commonly thought. A phenomenon called ram pressure is at work. A meteor compresses air in front of it. The air heats up, in turn heating the meteor.

The intense heat vaporizes most meteors, creating what we call shooting stars. Most become visible at around 60 miles up. Some large meteors splatter, causing a brighter flash called a fireball, and an explosion, which can often be heard up to 30 miles away. When meteors hit the ground, they're called meteorites. Some meteors are bits broken off asteroids, others -- mere cosmic dust -- are cast off by comets. A meteoroid is an object in space that may, if it enters our atmosphere, become a meteor.

Meteor Breakup

Whether an object breaks apart depends on its composition, speed and angle of entry. A faster meteor at an oblique angle suffers greater stress. Meteors composed of iron withstand the stress better than those made of stone. Even an iron meteor will usually break up as the atmosphere becomes denser -- around 5 to 7 miles up.

Meteor Composition

Because cometary nuclei are formed by a diversity of materials, including organics and ices, the fragments released from these nuclei should be also rich in these compounds. As the meteor plunges through the Earth's atmosphere, different temperatures will excite different chemicals within the meteorite, all while the friction created from the meteor breaking though the atmosphere are stripping it of its' chemical layers. The temperature and the chemical composition that ignites will determine the color:

sodium - orange/yellow

iron - yellow

magnesium - blue/green

calcium - violet

silicate - red



Doc

[GrahamB]

Arse biscuits. Guess I fucked up there. I will blast myself into space by way of an apology. You'll see me re-enter the earth's atmosphere in about 6 hours time - I'm hoping to burn with a blue\yellow flame somewhere over Canada.

Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And everything you do,
Yeah they were all yellow,

[Interloper]

the end is a sound a horse makes?

No, I think he just called someone a horse's ass.

[qiphlow]

Arse biscuits.

is that the latest delicacy from the local chip shop?

[Ian]

Whinny!

[Ian]

Everybody PRANCE!

[GrahamB]

Arse biscuits.

is that the latest delicacy from the local chip shop?

It's called a 'fish & chip shop' or a 'chippy' for short, my colonial cousin



You have not lived until you have tasted the subtle, delicate flavours of our national dish....

[Interloper]

You have not lived until you have tasted the subtle, delicate flavours of our national dish....

I thought your national dish was some kind of animal offal baked into a pie crust, served at dank little pubs???

[qiphlow]

You have not lived until you have tasted the subtle, delicate flavours of our national dish....

ah, but i have! i spent a little over 2 years stationed at RAF upper heyford.

map here

it's great food when you're well pissed.