agatemaggot
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Post by agatemaggot on Nov 19, 2023 17:23:59 GMT -5
Hundreds of Meteorites can be found in the dirt at the bottom of your down spouts on your house !. Take a cup of the dirt below the downspout and mix it up in a glass of water. Place a magnet in the bottom of the glass while you stir up the dirt in the glass. When everything is loose rinse the dirt out of the glass and what you have left are all the micro meteorites that landed on the roof and washed down when it rained. If you have grandkids and a microscope you can keep them quiet and completly absorbed for most of an afternoon and not spend a fortune doing it.
Couldn't figure out how to add this to the right thread so here it is !
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Post by vegasjames on Nov 19, 2023 18:54:18 GMT -5
Yes, those are referred to as micrometeorites.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Nov 20, 2023 7:38:11 GMT -5
Never knew. Let's hope they stay microscopic !
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Post by vegasjames on Nov 20, 2023 7:54:32 GMT -5
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