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|Beware of chest-level meteors | |Beware of chest-level meteors | ||
|Meteors happen when meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere and start to burn up. This typically occurs in the mesosphere at altitudes from 76 to 100 km (250,000 to 330,000 ft). In the scale world, meteors would occur at 76 to 100 centimeters, around chest height. | |Meteors happen when meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere and start to burn up. This typically occurs in the mesosphere at altitudes from 76 to 100 km (250,000 to 330,000 ft). In the scale world, meteors would occur at 76 to 100 centimeters, around chest height. | ||
− | |Above the atmosphere, meteoroids typically travel at tens of thousands of km/h (mph), which at this scale would work out to | + | |Above the atmosphere, meteoroids typically travel at tens of thousands of km/h (mph), which at this scale would work out to 10-70cm/s (4-30 in/s). They're usually no larger than a meter (3 ft), but a very large one might be up to 100 m (300 ft), which in this world would be about 1 mm (1/25 inch). This would sting if it hit a visitor in the eye, which is another reason that safety glasses (see below) might be a good idea. |
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| -100°C mesopause vest recommended | | -100°C mesopause vest recommended |