53 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 22 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
Sci Tech   

A Short Journey: Micrometeorites to Coal Contamination (Article with photographs of both")

By       (Page 3 of 7 pages) Become a premium member to see this article and all articles as one long page.   No comments
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Tom F.

The non-reflective spheres could be of extra-terrestrial origin, but most likely they are oxidized (rusted) spheres from human activity blown in from who knows when or where.

Some more photos:

(Photo 2.) Spheres with metallic debris. (200x)

(Photo 3) Approximately 100 spheres gathered from about a two square yard surface area at nearby recreational area. A portion of panorama from 200x images which could have been obtained with a 30x to 50x lens. (Human hair with diameter of about 100 microns used as reference.)

I have many other photos from samples gathered from three other locations, all within 3 miles, so this is not an isolated contamination location, depending on your definition of "isolated .

---------------

Doing it yourself -

(1) - Get a relatively strong magnet.

(2) - Cover the magnet with a plastic bag (or else the particles will be difficult to remove from the magnet).

Next Page  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7

(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).

Rate It | View Ratings

Tom F. Social Media Pages: Facebook page url on login Profile not filled in       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in

Living in Madrid, Spain since August 2001 and have traveled to many European countries. Originally from Massachusetts, I've lived in California, and North Carolina each for about 10-12 years. I write and teach English to business students in (more...)
 
Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Most Popular Articles by this Author:     (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author)

A Short Journey: Micrometeorites to Coal Contamination (Article with photographs of both")

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend