Reply #13

After it hit the surface of a former strip mine - i.e. uncompacted soil?

Of course "it" ceased to be an "it" on impact.

Perhaps you can amaze your friends with this magic trick. Even you might not be able to figure this one out.

Go to a sandy area, such as a beach. Throw a quarter at the sand as hard as you can. Then, tell me where the quarter goes.

It's freaking magic, I tell ya.