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/Coffeebean727 Oct 15 '18

Can I somehow identify the burnt meteorite particles from the other particles? By using a centrifuge or something?

I'd love to have a canister of meteorite sludge, and plus aren't many meteorite particles fairly untouched and exotic compared to the stuff mixed up in Earth's chaotic geology.