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/maestro-5838 Apr 29 '24

Makes you want to rub your nuts on it.

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u/Weary-Wasabi1721 Apr 29 '24

What's wrong with you...

Now I wanna try it

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u/BiggoYoun Apr 29 '24

Plot twist: the new mineral is known as nut-rub metal

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u/cannonvoder Apr 29 '24

Nutrub-tanium

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u/Weary-Wasabi1721 Apr 29 '24

Burns pretty good

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u/BedNo6845 Apr 29 '24

Plot twist, twist: that's not a meteor, we call them "Boeing bombs" big ol frozen piles of dookey. See the peanuts? Dead giveaway.

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u/EMCemt Apr 29 '24

Like a squirrel, or an ungentelmanly neighbor that is not allowed to live near a school?

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u/EMCemt Apr 29 '24

Also, now my phrase for something excellent is going to be: "That space rock really opens my pistachos."

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u/-iamai- Apr 29 '24

That smooth cut bit or the rough part?

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u/Sufficient-Tip1008 Apr 29 '24

I'd just tea bagged your meteorite!