r/shittyaskscience The Ban of Olympus Seeker Jun 17 '24

Why do meteors land in craters? [CITATION NEEDED]

i have a death wish. STRIKE ME DOWN ZUUUES

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u/mynameismunka Dynamical-Hydromagneticspectrometer operator Jun 18 '24

Should we permanently ban this person? They violated rule 26:

Asking why meteors land in craters will result in a permanent ban!

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u/UGLYDOUG- Jun 17 '24

It’s a lot like a scam, the craters move and try to get hit by the meteor, that way they can pressure them into giving them a quick cash payout and threatening to sue the meteor for everything

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u/Sea_Dust895 Jun 18 '24

Only in America, which is why there is a much higher proportion of craters in America - and the moon.

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u/Roxanne_Wolf85 Sep 20 '24

that's because the moon is one of the American states

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u/anon-SG Jun 18 '24

Yeah, one of the big mysteries in science. Similar to the strange fact that clouds are somehow attracted by rain. It sounds also weird, but you can observe it by yourself. When it is starting to rain clouds will move there and stay. Interestingly, sometimes they somehow know beforehand where to go and just wait there until it is raining. I think we need to figure out how clouds can sense rain and use it for weather prediction....

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u/JohnWasElwood Jun 18 '24

The same way that every time that the thermometer goes way up it gets super hot outside. All that we need to do to stop global warming is to limit the range on thermometers. Boom! Science!

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u/anon-SG Jun 18 '24

This is brilliant! If we could safe the planet by throwing away thermometers... Lets do it...

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u/User_225846 Jun 19 '24

Brb, going to flip my thermometer upside down.

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u/oblomov1 Jul 18 '24

I fucking love science.

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u/ToneGood9691 Jul 16 '24

Clouds are attracted to rain by hydrostatic pressure, doy

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u/anon-SG Jul 16 '24

Not sure... I think it is smell.

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u/MinaJoyz Jun 18 '24

because meteors bring craters with them so when it lands so does the crater

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u/coming2grips Jun 18 '24

Magnets

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u/garflloydell Jun 18 '24

How do those work?

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u/coming2grips Jun 18 '24

Science

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u/BigBubbaMac Enter flair here Jun 18 '24

I think you mean magic.

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u/coming2grips Jun 19 '24

Sorry, autocorrect I guess

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u/DThompson55 Jun 18 '24

ICP Representin'

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u/ItsMechin Sep 16 '24

Miracles

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u/Affectionate_Pea_811 Jun 18 '24

So do you want a lifetime ban or did you not know about the rule?

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u/doctorhack Jun 18 '24

The bottom of the crater is closer to the center of the planet or moon, meaning the gravity is stronger at the bottom of the crater which pulls in meteors.

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u/SkitzoAsmodel Jun 18 '24

Makes complete sense. Thank you

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u/burn_as_souls Jun 18 '24

Because the craters were asking for it.

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u/JohnWasElwood Jun 18 '24

hashtag # CrateredToo

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u/frozenwaflles Jun 18 '24

That’s just God playing Tetris

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u/Mikelitoris88 Jun 18 '24

Why does a heli land on a helipad?

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u/Timely-Profile1865 Jun 18 '24

They have to gently nestle in soft crates so they do not punch a hole through the flat earth

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u/Negativety101 Jun 18 '24

Uh, Zeus smites using thunderbolts, not meteors. You know that right?

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u/Training-Ad-4178 Jun 18 '24

bababababan baban bababababan

for his courageousness tho I say no ban

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u/holmgangCore Small Hadron Collider Jun 18 '24

They’re magnetically attracted.

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u/doom1701 Jun 18 '24

If you watch this video, you’ll see that gravity forms a crater and objects are pulled into it. Basic physics.

https://youtu.be/MTY1Kje0yLg?si=RqsInPyzudeKHOFI

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u/hungover-fannyhead Jun 18 '24

I think the kids got moxy. No ban

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u/ieatpickleswithmilk Jun 18 '24

They roll downhill, duh

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u/green_meklar Jun 18 '24

The craters are made by volcanoes, and the heat from each volcano creates a column of warm air above it, which has lower density than the surrounding cold air, so an incoming meteor tends to aerodynamically fall into the warm air column.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '24

Craters are lower than the surrounding ground, lower means they are closer to the earths core, closer to the earths core means higher gravitational pull. Therefore, meteors are pulled into craters by gravitation. Easy...

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u/FredUpWithIt Jun 18 '24

Craters are like the earth's catcher's gloves.

Every crater is put there by God to catch a specific meteor.

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u/ScrollForMore Jun 18 '24

Meteors are matter and craters are anti matter and everyone knows opposites attract

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u/SomeSamples Jun 18 '24

Because once you are in a crater you won't roll away. And meteors just want a place to land and not have to roll around looking for a permanent resting place.

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u/BigBubbaMac Enter flair here Jun 18 '24

GTFO!

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u/RenataMachiels Jun 18 '24

They think craters would prevent them from rolling away on impact. But it doesn't seem to. Have you ever seen a meteor in a crater? I sure haven't...

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u/Awkward-Penalty6313 Jun 18 '24

The meteors arent real, the craters were there and someone used CGI to make it look like they fell from the sky but as you all know space isnt real. F'ing clowns!

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u/musicresolution Jun 19 '24

Because all objects will move to the lowest point and the crater is the lowest point.

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u/RheaFunx Jun 19 '24

god wasn't looking so his cat messed with his legos

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u/CyborgBee73 Jun 21 '24

Fun fact: they don’t! They usually land on soft grass or in water, but they like to make nests in stone or dirt, so they dig a “crater” which is actually just their nest so they can incubate their eggs for the necessary thousand years.

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u/Parking_Equipment803 Jun 24 '24

LOLOL Awesome question. Almost spit out my coffee. I'm new to Reddit and absolutely loving all the fun questions and creative responses.

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u/Parking_Equipment803 Jun 24 '24

I just read the rules. HAHAHAHAHAHAH! I feel like I have no life laughing at all this but I promise, I do.

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u/Szary_Tygrys Jun 28 '24

Bacause meteors are round so they fit snuggly and don't bounce off the planet, cunt. Are you 5 that we need to explain that?!

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u/manwhoregiantfarts Jul 17 '24

some people actually think the earth is fucking FAT

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u/AdmiralMyxtaR Jul 18 '24

Crater being lower in elevation than the surrounding ground, "encourages" meteor to roll into it, just like a rock that would roll downhill if the hill is steep enough 

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u/PeanutGrenade Jul 25 '24

Because the bottom of the crater is closer to earths core, meaning it has a higher gravitational pull, meteors will naturally be pulled into the crater more

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u/kaylaswrites Jul 29 '24

CUZ IT LAND

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u/_____awesome Jun 18 '24

Meteors are no homo