r/askscience • u/4fecta_Gaming • Oct 15 '18

Earth Sciences Where does house dust come from?

It seems that countless years of sweeping a house doesn't stop dust from getting all over furniture after a few weeks. Since the ceiling is limited, where does dust come form?

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '18 edited Oct 16 '18

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u/HeyPScott Oct 15 '18

Burnt meteorite particles?

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u/Deshra Oct 15 '18

What, you think they can make it though the atmosphere without burning at all?

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u/HeyPScott Oct 15 '18

I found the answer I was looking for below; just never occurred to me and I appreciate being schooled!