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From: mike@amdcad.UUCP (Mike Parker)
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Subject: Loud Meteors
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Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 15:13:04 EDT
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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