Shooting star or meteor,
Whichever name you like,
The minute it falls down to Earth
It’s called a meteorite.

My kids can not stop listening to this CD…..

I’m guessing that a likely line from the .. er .. climax there could well be : [deleted]

Actually, there was very little NSFW, as I recall. The two ‘bits’ were “The Starship Intercourse, thrusting its way.. (don’t remember)”
The Captain (Quirk? it’s been years) finds a couple actively ‘being friendly’, and they respond “It’s alright, Captain, we’re engaged.”"Well, disengage immediately”.

I do have to admit that I’ve forgotten most of the parody, except those two parts above, but we’re talking about having heard it probably over a decade, nearly two? ago.

Shows that my mind is in the gutter, but there’s such a great view of the sky from here!

24. Jar Jya Binks Killer Says:

Then there’s the good old one about “beam me up Scotty” – {Pause} “I’m not sure Scotty would like that capt’n!”

The other one like that is “Beam me aboard, Scotty” “Aye, sir. Will a 2 X 4 do?”

J/P=?

“beam me up Scotty”.

Would we then have a 200 kg hybrid? I expect Scotty would then scream “,,NOOOOOO!!!”

At 30 km/sec, if we accept that the upper range on atmospheric entrance is 150 km(for the asteroid to start glowing) it would take about 5 secs to hit the ground. Just enough time to bend over and say goodbye.

Gary 7

“Why ARE there different words depending on where it is? It seems to me that it would make more sense to use a single word whether it’s in space, in the air, or on the ground”

Because it’s quite rare that the same object would be observed in two (let alone three) of these circumstances.

“Witnessed falls” (when a meteor is seen in the sky, and later fragments are found on the ground) are unusual because typically the meteor is seen at night (making it hard to know where it hit, since is ceases being luminous long before impact), material rarely reaches the ground before being vaporized, and when it does, the impact site is a long way from the point where it was visible overhead.

And there’s only one case in recorded history of a meteoroid being tracked to the ground, because they’re so tiny and faint when they’re in space that seeing them before atmospheric/ground impact is practically impossible.

I should contact a friend who has a Star Trek Parody about the Starship Intercourse.

I’m guessing that a likely line from the .. er .. climax there could well be :

[Scotty voice] I canna hold her her capt’n! She’s gonna blow! [/Scotty off]

Oh no! We’re about to have warped core breach!

Going boldly where no one has gone before … penetrating deep into virgin territory ..

(Hmmm .. How close to the boundaries of good taste can I go here ..?? Actually I know I can go a *very* long way into bad taste but will I be *allowed* to do so ..

if a meteorite is a meteoroid that’s hit the Earth, would an Asteroid that’s hit the earth be called an Asterite?

Of course, we’ll have to invent two new words, then. I mean, if we have “meteoroids” and their derivative forms, wouldn’t we also need to classify an asteroid entering the atmosphere as an “aster,” and the non-vaporized fragments left over after impact “asterites?”

;-P

I have a T-shirt I got years ago:
Date an Astronomer
Who else can promise the sun, moon and stars…
AND DELIVER!

And “meteor” (the oldest of the three words) refers to the steak of light.

Pity about asteroids, but I guess they’re too big to leave anything behind if they hit.

I still like that words “asteor” and “asterite”, though.

I watch/record NUMB3RS, even though Math is my weakest Science, and was going through the DVDs to verify. In one episode, there is a Conspiracy Theorist who aids the main characters in locating a serial killer. He is with ‘Larry Fleinhart’ (Peter MacNichol), a Cosmologist, and states “Thanks, Astrology Dude”.. and MacNichol replies quietly “Astronomy”.

Also, the cartoon reminded me of the trailer for The Invention of Lying, where the guy who learns/invents lying says to one woman (approximating) “The World will end if you don’t have sex with me” – and her response “Do we have time to get to a motel?”

4. Gary Ansorge Says:
God jokes:

ITS first thoughts were:

Reminds me of the whale in Hitchhiker’s Guide…..

10. Reed Braden Says:

I’m now in love with the idea of an adult film filled with astronomy sexual innuendo.

Gives a whole new meaning to ‘entering a black hole’…..
I should contact a friend who has a Star Trek Parody about the Starship Intercourse (no, it’s not ALL NSFW… )

J/P=?

French, from Latin bolid-, bolis, from Greek, from bolē throw, stroke

from the Greek βολις, (bolis) which can mean a missile or to flash.

That’s twice today where I saw something and thought, “wait, shouldn’t it be [insert correct name here]?”

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought that this morning.

(The other one was this: http://staringatemptypages.blogspot.com/2009/11/everybody-got-something-to-hide-except.html )

Send me to the stars, Phil! Plunge beyond my event horizon!

I’m now in love with the idea of an adult film filled with astronomy sexual innuendo.

EDIT: Also, in retrospect, Phil, the post’s title should have been “Meteorwrong”

In my case that’s my daughter who is turning out to be as big a nerd as I am.

http://www.stonemakerargument.com/5.html