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Not a good day at the office for this truck-driver

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Nov 22

Much of Australia’s outback is very sparsely populated which was a good thing back on October 24. A truck-driver hauling a trailer laden with ammonium nitrate emulsion had a lucky escape when one of the trailer’s wheels caught...

western australia

great victoria desert

ammonium nitrate

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Meteor Crater

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222417) • United States 16 Jul 19

When we visited Arizona, one of the attractions we stopped to see was Meteor Crater, 37 miles east of Flagstaff in the northern Arizona desert. Meteor Crater was named after a nearby post office at the time named Meteor. It is...

barringer crater

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Meteor Crater Landmark in Winslow, AZ

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 20 Nov 18

Slowly but surely getting through my own little “Arizona series” I have started here. How is everyone’s Tuesday going? I was busy this morning with errands and finally now carving out some exercise time. While I was researching...

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Dinosaur article

Jessica @JESSY3236 (22245) • United States 20 Jan 17

When I was little, I used to be interested in dinosaurs. My favorite dinosaur was T. Rex. This is actually old news. But I haven't able to post about this article. In the article (below), it talks about geophysicists have been...

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An explosive experience

the_lioness @the_lioness (177) 16 Jul 09

As a mutant, I noticed recently that I can change the molecular structure and composition of my own farts, to turn the methane into a highly concentrated gas, powerful enough to propel me in the air. Imagine the applications...

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The sky IS falling!

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 20 Sep 07

Yes, it is true! Today there is a crater in Peru. Many local inhabitants became ill. A metorite did strike the earth! Read about it here. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070920/ap_on_sc/peru_meteorite So, do you think this...

mysterious illness

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Meteorite falls in Peru

sylvia13 @sylvia13 (1850) • Nelson Bay, Australia 19 Sep 07

A meteorite was reported to have fallen in the community of Carancas, Peru, near the Bolivian border. It formed a crater 6 metres deep and 30 metres in diameter and it was said to have a foul smell. This time the meteorite fell in...

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Largest crater ever found

ready2earn @ready2earn (435) • Italy 23 Dec 06

Ok, this one is the size of Ohio. Imagine that hitting a city. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060601_big_crater.html