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It's probably a Chinese spy meteorite

Are you suggesting that China did not send the ballon?

It's NASA's fault, they should've outlawed the asteroid so it won't be able to come.

No, it's a joke lighten up Francis

That’s weird, how did all the guns not scare it away?

The only way to stop a bad meteorite with a gun is a good meteorite with a gun.

I keep seeing this story and it remains unclear: are they estimating that this was its size when it entered the atmosphere, or upon striking the earth?

Some things a gun just won’t stand up too. A 1000 pound meteorite is definitely on the list.

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Francis? Do you want the clamps? Because that's how you get the clamps!

That was its estimated size and weight before entering the Earth's atmosphere. It broke apart at an altitude of 21 miles according to this Facebook post that contains the full NASA statement.

Would it be possible to get these measurements and weights in units of Corgis and baby Elephants?

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This thing was like half a meter big at most and most of it burnt up. We are not launching anything to space to find these, and we'll probably never will. Media trying to sensationalise some tiny meteorites again lately.

No. It was the size of 1/10th of an adult female giraffe, though, and weighed approximately 1/3rd of an adult hippo.

I’n sick and tired and I first read the title as “Nasa confirms 1000m meteorite slammed into Texas”

I was like oh well, GG

It's approximately 35.71 adult, male corgis, provided they are not overweight. Also, Disapproving Corgis may add gravitas to the equation and therefore you would need fewer of them.

Its the one invader he can’t rightfully blame on him

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I think it’s focused more on the type of close up we will have in 2030. https://www.space.com/apophis

1000lb where are the photos of this massive rock?

That’s what I thought but most media reports make it sound otherwise

I don't know. I've been shooting mine in the air consistently since 2021

You wanna bet? Don't count out the wheelchair

Give him time. He'll figure it out

Sure! It's the size of a Corgi and weighs 4 baby elephants

I don't know, how many giraffes is that?

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Holy crap that is the clickbaitiest fake image I’ve ever seen. Because everyone can take an HUDF image with their camera by the lake.

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Need to clarify by providing the approximate weight in football fields or the Empire State Building

Its a warning from the universe for texas to chill the fuck out

We ONLY use overweight corgis in my part of the world. Would that affect the equation at all?

C'mon now, everyone knows the standard unit of measurement is bananas

It was about 2 feet long. It blew up on reentry, doubt you'll find much of it left.

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Any one dead?

It was the size of a corgi and weighed as much as 4 baby elephants, if that clarifies things.

More proof the US really will use anything except the metric system.

Listen, pal, that opinion weighs about 4 sippy cups of bacon grease around my parts.

Sounds delicious.

Source: am American

This can't be a serious article right?

What was Texas wearing?

That’s a little rude. I would never celebrate people dying wether I liked them or not.

corgis and elephants

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I don’t think that’s what he was doing… if he meant miles it would’ve meant the end of civilization, if he meant a 1 kilometer meteorite it still has the potential to devastate human life globally.

I think more of what he meant was “oh well, I had a good run.”

I’ve seen two comments asking for corgis and baby elephants now, why these two units of measurement?

Size of a corgi 😂 they could’ve just said a pumpkin or something

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A corgi-sized pumpkin?

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The media does not excel at science reporting.

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PLEASE tell me it landed on Greg Abbott!

Otherwise, its a really big state, and probably landed somewhere really unimportant.

I feel like either my math is off or something in the article is off. That gives it a density 4 times higher than lead.

Oh gosh, these different metrics around the world - I can't keep up with 'em! Guess I'm just old-fashioned, I can only think in 28-pound corgis!

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I'm sorry but I need my measurements represented as percentages of a giraffe.

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Perhaps they are special low-density baby elephant?

They sell those at the Piggly Wiggly and they're call Baby Bacon Squeezes.

Just $12.99 for a 4 pack.

The meteor weighed about half a giraffe

Anyone located on the rock

So it didn't in fact, in anynway, hit Texas. Which I suppose explains the complete lack of a giant crater which I found suspicious.

There is bad science reporting and then there is straight up lying.

Are yes, the American medium corgi

There was at least one piece of the meteor that reached the ground and was found near El Sauz Texas

No, that was the super saiyans returning from namak with the dragons’ balls… hehe

But it wasn't 1000 pounds at that point.

The title makes it seem like a 1000 pound asteroid hit the ground but it didn't.

Absolutely true but I'll take the uninformed existential anxiety for more space missions.

Breaking: Gov Abbot blames meteor strike in Texas for letting in more illegal immigrants AND shutting down the power grid. Demands Biden personally come and clean up the mess.

I imagine it’s like a gogurt but just has bacon grease in it

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Still confused, need banana for reference

Why do you have 4 sippy cups of bacon grease around your parts?

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Only God and my Pastor know the answer to that.

Next thing the government will start warning us about the potential of some killer pandemic virus. /s

Any earthlings dead?

1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi, 4 Mississippi