Touching a Meteor | StarTalk

as far as science was concerned I was

as far as science was concerned I was completely clay hopeless I mean I

completely clay hopeless I mean I

completely clay hopeless I mean I remember in the but my biology I was put

remember in the but my biology I was put

remember in the but my biology I was put in the front row hated being in the

in the front row hated being in the

in the front row hated being in the front row because you know you weren’t

front row because you know you weren’t

front row because you know you weren’t direct contact with the person who’s

direct contact with the person who’s

direct contact with the person who’s teaching you and I would have an ear

teaching you and I would have an ear

teaching you and I would have an ear phone in my house have one these first

phone in my house have one these first

phone in my house have one these first transistors because I burial two

transistors because I burial two

transistors because I burial two transistors sort came out when I was

transistors sort came out when I was

transistors sort came out when I was young

young

young Rett radio and it was smallish and I

Rett radio and it was smallish and I

Rett radio and it was smallish and I hadn’t the air phone and I was listening

hadn’t the air phone and I was listening

hadn’t the air phone and I was listening to the tennis those you’re not paying

to the tennis those you’re not paying

to the tennis those you’re not paying attention in class not a talk but I was

attention in class not a talk but I was

attention in class not a talk but I was doing very badly but but there prep

doing very badly but but there prep

doing very badly but but there prep school I I discovered a a meteorite as I

school I I discovered a a meteorite as I

school I I discovered a a meteorite as I was walking back from the games sadly I

was walking back from the games sadly I

was walking back from the games sadly I didn’t put it in my pocket was quite

didn’t put it in my pocket was quite

didn’t put it in my pocket was quite large I was an honest I gave it to the

large I was an honest I gave it to the

large I was an honest I gave it to the headmaster and it was sort of I don’t

headmaster and it was sort of I don’t

headmaster and it was sort of I don’t know where he went to into a museum or

know where he went to into a museum or

know where he went to into a museum or something but I wish I can kindly it is

something but I wish I can kindly it is

something but I wish I can kindly it is just so you can relive the moment when

just so you can relive the moment when

just so you can relive the moment when you discovered a meteorite in the

you discovered a meteorite in the

you discovered a meteorite in the flowerbed of your prep school many moons

flowerbed of your prep school many moons

flowerbed of your prep school many moons ago I have a meteorite that you can

ago I have a meteorite that you can

ago I have a meteorite that you can touch but you’re not but you only I’m

touch but you’re not but you only I’m

touch but you’re not but you only I’m not going to hand it to you because I

not going to hand it to you because I

not going to hand it to you because I don’t know what you gonna do with it

don’t know what you gonna do with it

don’t know what you gonna do with it I’ll be very careful about they’re very

I’ll be very careful about they’re very

I’ll be very careful about they’re very respectful this is four and a half

respectful this is four and a half

respectful this is four and a half billion years old what whoa whoa now

billion years old what whoa whoa now

billion years old what whoa whoa now what why I’m amazed by this is this a

what why I’m amazed by this is this a

what why I’m amazed by this is this a part of me yes it yeah this part that

part of me yes it yeah this part that

part of me yes it yeah this part that he’s good clever man here you hide the

he’s good clever man here you hide the

he’s good clever man here you hide the right guy for you moving the this is

right guy for you moving the this is

right guy for you moving the this is part of a meteorite that was the size of

part of a meteorite that was the size of

part of a meteorite that was the size of that sphere of the Hayden sphere I am

that sphere of the Hayden sphere I am

that sphere of the Hayden sphere I am most of which vaporized on it on impact

most of which vaporized on it on impact

most of which vaporized on it on impact with earth fragments got strewn around

with earth fragments got strewn around

with earth fragments got strewn around and the crater that was made by the

and the crater that was made by the

and the crater that was made by the parent of this is still around and you

parent of this is still around and you

parent of this is still around and you can find it in Arizona and it’s called

can find it in Arizona and it’s called

can find it in Arizona and it’s called meteor crater have you analyzed this is

meteor crater have you analyzed this is

meteor crater have you analyzed this is mostly iron about ninety percent iron

mostly iron about ninety percent iron

mostly iron about ninety percent iron ten percent nickel a common in the kind

ten percent nickel a common in the kind

ten percent nickel a common in the kind of meteorite that this is I here’s

of meteorite that this is I here’s

of meteorite that this is I here’s something to think about if you once you

something to think about if you once you

something to think about if you once you feel that imagine that just falling from

feel that imagine that just falling from

feel that imagine that just falling from the ceiling and hitting you in the head

the ceiling and hitting you in the head

the ceiling and hitting you in the head then your head is a pile of goo right

then your head is a pile of goo right

then your head is a pile of goo right now imagine something the size of that

now imagine something the size of that

now imagine something the size of that sphere and it’s gonna make a crater a

sphere and it’s gonna make a crater a

sphere and it’s gonna make a crater a mile across

mile across

mile across now imagine something the size of Mount

now imagine something the size of Mount

now imagine something the size of Mount Everest moving at 10 miles per second

Everest moving at 10 miles per second

Everest moving at 10 miles per second and you can judge

and you can judge

and you can judge how devastating that could be to our

how devastating that could be to our

how devastating that could be to our ecosystem did it affect the tilt no on

ecosystem did it affect the tilt no on

ecosystem did it affect the tilt no on that level it’s like a gnats lying into

that level it’s like a gnats lying into

that level it’s like a gnats lying into the buttocks of an elephant we had some

the buttocks of an elephant we had some

the buttocks of an elephant we had some elephants in our movie one walked off

elephants in our movie one walked off

elephants in our movie one walked off set actually probably not in the box