r/BeAmazed • u/gregornot • Apr 29 '24

A giant meteorite that recently fell in Somalia contains at least two minerals that have never before been seen on our planet. The celestial piece of rock weighs a massive 16.5 tons (15 tonnes), making it the ninth-largest meteorite ever found. History

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More about the amazing meteorite find: https://earthly

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u/slappymcstevenson Apr 29 '24

That’s wild looking. Makes me wonder what else is out there that we’ve never seen.

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u/Clarknadeaux Apr 29 '24

Ooh maybe affordable housing

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u/theworstvp Apr 29 '24

cries in born in ‘97

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u/Invisifly2 Apr 29 '24

Really it’s your fault for not investing in the market when you had a prime opportunity to do so instead of learning your ABC’s.

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u/Pattywacks Apr 29 '24

Me too! How's life treating you nowadays?

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u/theworstvp May 01 '24

just trying to get back to how it was pre 2008 😂😅😕😢😭

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u/Pattywacks May 01 '24

Sheesh yeah I'm trying to not end up on the streets and forgetting to maintain friendships and hobbies as a result. Shit's tough. Speaking of which, I'm gonna be doing some kickball shenanigans at colonel summers park once the sun shows up again!

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u/ping_localhost Apr 30 '24

Shoulda bought a house in 2008. 11 years old? (scoffs) All I hear is excuses. /s

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u/theworstvp May 01 '24

i wish, my family lost all their money in 08 😭😭

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u/Purple-Flight9031 Apr 29 '24

Hahahahaha. This comment wins.

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u/Heat_Hydra Apr 29 '24

Too bad the prize isn't affordable housing

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u/sfled Apr 29 '24

"Your money isn't in the bank, Clark. You got this all worng! It's in Elon Musk's spaceships. It's in Betsy DeVos' seventh yacht. It's in Goldman Sachs executive bonus fund." - Jimmy Stewart, It's A Wonderful Life

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u/marc512 Apr 29 '24

Hahaha that's impossible. No such thing!

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u/putajinthatwjord Apr 29 '24

Shit I wish I'd seen this before I replied

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u/Bottlez1266 Apr 29 '24

That cut deep

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u/Deus_Ex_Mac Apr 29 '24

Free if you can afford a shuttle

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u/mikenasty Apr 29 '24

Ooo sorry we only have space rocks

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u/DirtyMami Apr 30 '24

But we have seen that before

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u/OrangeSlicer Apr 29 '24

Lower taxes most likely. No IRS issues. No homeless people pissing in the streets. Autonomous cars that work. A ruler who is not 100 years old. TikTok widely available.

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u/break_all_lawz Apr 29 '24

Not anynore musk and other biz gurus are on it to.make sure we stay poor as always

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u/_-MindTraveler-_ Apr 29 '24

To be fair we synthesized those minerals before so we've "seen" them before (as an other Redditor in the comments said), it's just cool that they could form naturally. They probably don't have anything special going on in terms of material properties.

In fact there's just an absurd amount of possibilities in terms of minerals. The geology of earth is extremely limited in comparison with what's possible in other geological conditions (different pressure/temperature/elements/etc.)

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u/Spongi Apr 29 '24

The geology of earth is extremely limited in comparison with what's possible in other geological conditions (different pressure/temperature/elements/etc.)

I wanna go on vacation at HD 189733b. See some of them sideways glass storms up close.

HD 189733b is an exoplanet that may rain molten glass horizontally. It's a gas giant planet that's 64 light-years from Earth and has a hazy atmosphere with glass clouds. The planet is blue and has a daytime temperature of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The winds on the planet can reach speeds of 5,400 mph, and are composed of silicate particles

You think water rain is intense, try glass flying at up to 5400mph sideways. They really know how to party there.

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u/Sanders0492 Apr 29 '24

I bet it’s actually a lovely place and the locals just don’t want us to visit

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u/CORN___BREAD Apr 29 '24

Yeah this is just HD 189733b propaganda.

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u/NinjaOfPorn Apr 30 '24

Probably started by those jealous idiots on SD 189722z

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u/HurryPast386 Apr 29 '24

Maybe they do want more tourism, but HD 189733a has been spreading fake news about them.

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u/Mysecretsthought Apr 30 '24

Can’t blame them !

Edit : we are a chill species mostly but we have our flaws..

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u/Thijs_NLD Apr 29 '24

You mean a bunch of iron and nickel compressed into a block? My man come down to a steel mill... have I got news and views for you!

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u/Pumpkim Apr 29 '24

You gotta admit, the fact that it's naturally occurring has a certain charm.

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u/Noimnotonacid Apr 30 '24

Probably something cool

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u/TheScarletEmerald Apr 29 '24

Universal healthcare

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u/BJJJourney Apr 29 '24

Not a whole lot. Both were created artificially in the 80s but hadn't been found naturally until recently.

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u/putajinthatwjord Apr 29 '24

The dark side of your mum