# There was a THING in the sky! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209 "2006-04-04T06:10:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/41 "2006-04-06T23:46:24Z")
> [@Spatial Rift 47](#): > > Also the rain-and-snow-at-the-same-time thing. I didn’t even know that was _possible_. It’s called “aguanieve” in Spanish. We get it a lot in the winter in the warmer parts of northern Spain. It’s like Nature can’t make up her mind whether to snow or rain. So yeah, I guess it’s possible, if someone went and invented a name for it. _sends warm thoughts to the people who seem to need them_ ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/42 "2006-04-07T15:48:43Z")
I thought it might be this: [dummy warhead test launch](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12203857/) Then I realize I was whooshed. Kind of a coincidence, though, don’t you think? Except for the part where it was on a totally different day. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/43 "2006-04-07T16:45:37Z")
Bozeman had record precipitation yesterday (at least, for that day of the year). When I woke up, it was heavy snow, and around noon, it turned to rain, but it didn’t stop at all for at least 16 hours straight. I didn’t notice any rain and snow at the same time yesterday (I was concentrating on my lunch when it transitioned), but I’ve seen that happen often enough around here, too, mostly when it’s just a little above freezing and raining, and the rain drops the temperature just enough. It’s generally a transition from rain to snow, and lasts about an hour or so. ---
**Author:** ![gooftroopag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gooftroopag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooftroopag)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/44 "2006-04-07T16:58:05Z")
… and I was certain it was aliens. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/45 "2006-04-07T17:35:13Z")
[Twas](http://www.flickr.com/photos/troymccluresf/sets/72057594101114880/) a nice day in San Francisco. I don’t mind rain, except for its effects on baseball games, so I certainly hope tonight is free of precipitation. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/46 "2006-04-07T18:11:23Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > there’s only one thing to do: Set Your Controls For The Heart Of it, and enjoy The Warmth Of it. Or you could blot it out from the sky if you Paint It Black. > [@Kythereia](#): > > If you’re serious, that would be the best thing in the entire universe. Next to chocolate cheesecake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and warm socks, of course, but… I prefer to put socks on my feet, but I figure as long as you’re not hurting anyone else, to each his own. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6bbea6/32.png) [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/47 "2006-04-07T21:47:02Z")
I live in Portland, Oregon. No one here has ever seen anything like what you’re describing. Must be some kind of local phenomenon-- swamp gas, ball lightning, or what have you. ---
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/48 "2006-04-08T00:41:17Z")
I must apologize for this. It was a demonstration of “Proof of Conecpt” that was reqired by my potential employer [Mr. Winston Smith](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365891) to prove my “bona fides.” It was a very high airburst of my [antimatter bomb](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=361739&highlight=antimatter) using just a few grams of antimatter. Just a proof of concept, hope your eyes didn’t get too irradiated. :o ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/49 "2006-04-08T04:23:05Z")
> [@LiveOnAPlane](#): > > It was a very high airburst of my [antimatter bomb](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=361739&highlight=antimatter) using just a few grams of antimatter. > > Just a proof of concept, hope your eyes didn’t get too irradiated. :o Cool! You got one the size and shape of a quarter that I could… um… borrow? I’ve got a grudge against a vending machine back at the University of Maryland… It ATE MY MONEY when I tried to buy PEANUT BUTTER CUPS! I’ve wanted to get back at it, using antimatter, ever since ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/50 "2006-04-08T23:18:09Z")
When they light the saganaki at your table, everyone yells “Opah!” Not many people know that. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/51 "2006-04-10T17:28:02Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > When they light the saganaki at your table, everyone yells “Opah!” > > Not many people know that. To recap: 1. present saganaki. 2. light saganaki. 3. “hi Opah!” ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209/52 "2006-04-11T05:56:55Z")
> [@Podkayne](#): > > The Moon! THE MOON HAS CAUGHT FIRE! Run!!! RUUUUUNNNNNN!!! [Obiwan]Thats no moon[/Obiwan] Declan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-thing-in-the-sky/351209.md?page=2)