But this is not due to friction. The
meteor's advancing front compresses the air and raises its
temperature. It is this seething air that, in turn, vaporizes most
meteors, transforming them into shooting stars, 100 kilometers above.
Larger meteors splatter into exploding fireballs. But they all finally
become meteorites - cold shreds of meteors found on the ground.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/meteors-ez.html
Sistine Chapel
Ross King published a book titled "Michelangelo and the Pope's
Ceiling" debunking many of the myths attending to this masterpiece.
Michelangelo (1475-1564) collaborated with assistants on painting the
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel . He did not paint his bits on his back,
suspended inches from the ceiling. Aged 71 and already a wealthy
artist, he got well paid for the job - though he had practically no
experience with wet plaster (or, for that matter, painting). It took
three and a half years to complete. It was unveiled, unfinished, in
November 1509. It was restored 1979-1999.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/books/03/05/michelangelo.ceiling/index
.html
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