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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Can it properly be said to be one stone once it got through the atmosphere?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I doubt the atmosphere had much chance to break it up much since it was 10-15 km wide. Not like the little Chelyabinsk.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

eh, seems like a technicality that you could reasonably argue either way

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Aka perfect fodder for wasting time on Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Of course, it's like my f+#-: kidney stone. If it was just a bunch of chunks from the start I wouldn't have pissed blood.