https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=172.71.26.87explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-04-17T09:15:15ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2970:_Meteor_Shower_PSA&diff=348431Talk:2970: Meteor Shower PSA2024-08-10T14:09:41Z<p>172.71.26.87: General note, in case the Explanation edit gets cut back for any reason.</p>
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[[Special:Contributions/172.71.150.45|172.71.150.45]] 03:57, 10 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
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Pretty sure the term "contact binary" in this instance is referring to the small solar system body variety (a peanut asteroid) rather than a contact binary star, but I can't think of a way to explain that in the explanation.[[User:RegularSizedGuy|RegularSizedGuy]] ([[User talk:RegularSizedGuy|talk]]) 06:11, 10 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
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Amongst other things, if you ever see a space-rock fall, and land, don't be tempted to just pick it up. It will probably be extremely cold, for a while. And you don't want to leave your sticky fingerprints on it (or, maybe, {{w|Venom (character)|its sticky fingerprints on you}}). If you have a handy (clean) container then perhaps you could scoop it up to stop it from getting lost/soiled where it lies, unless you get more immediate advice directly from experts who might be very interested. (Depends upon who you talk to, and when, but there [https://ukfall.org.uk/report-a-meteorite/ may be some standing advice] that you can follow, if you're not lucky enough to already be an expert in the subject out looking for a particular find.) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.26.87|172.71.26.87]] 14:09, 10 August 2024 (UTC)</div>172.71.26.87