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...would it create a really cool meteor shower?
Lets look at some facts first. Most meteors we see in the sky are only a grain of sand, and yet produce a fiery flash of light in the sky that can be seen on earth even though the actual burn-up is happening about 50 miles up in the atmosphere.
Now let's take a look at what a shotgun shell contains. A 1oz. shotgun shell that contains #7.5 birdshot has 387 pellets made out of lead, which I would assume would take longer to burn up than a grain of sand would, and therefore would produce a brighter and longer streak of light in the sky. Therefore, wouldn't we see the elongated trails of 387 meteors coming down? https://rangeservices.nra.org/media/4074/shotshell-ballistics.pdf
Then we could try 00 Buckshot. Those are much larger, and therefore might very well make it all the way to the surface, or at least have the longest burn-up time.
Lets look at some facts first. Most meteors we see in the sky are only a grain of sand, and yet produce a fiery flash of light in the sky that can be seen on earth even though the actual burn-up is happening about 50 miles up in the atmosphere.
Now let's take a look at what a shotgun shell contains. A 1oz. shotgun shell that contains #7.5 birdshot has 387 pellets made out of lead, which I would assume would take longer to burn up than a grain of sand would, and therefore would produce a brighter and longer streak of light in the sky. Therefore, wouldn't we see the elongated trails of 387 meteors coming down? https://rangeservices.nra.org/media/4074/shotshell-ballistics.pdf
Then we could try 00 Buckshot. Those are much larger, and therefore might very well make it all the way to the surface, or at least have the longest burn-up time.