Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site amdcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!gatech!amdcad!mike From: mike@amdcad.UUCP (Mike Parker) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Loud Meteors Message-ID: <2621@amdcad.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 15:13:04 EDT Article-I.D.: amdcad.2621 Posted: Tue Aug 13 15:13:04 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 02:54:21 EDT Distribution: na Organization: AMDCAD, Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 14 Keywords: Impossible? So the question today is can you hear a meteor? Really, I went to Fremont for the Perseids and "heard" a sort of sizzle, when I turned to look there went a meteor. Now, sound travels at 1100 feet per second, so if I really heard the thing and it was still there when I turned to look wasn't it within about 1000 or 2000 feet. Is this impossible? I know the things hit earth every once in a while, but within 2000 feet of my fragile body, what are the odds? Explanations appreciated, flames might be amusing too. Mike