The 1876 Kentucky Meat Shower
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I doubt there is a formal tradition for it. In my experience with local government, these things are usually just a mess that someone has to clean up or ignore.
Tasting meat is a poor method for species identification. What was the actual sample size of people who tried it?
This is just 19th-century 'trust me bro' science. It is the same energy as when early explorers claimed they found gold based on the color of a river stone.
The entry mentions other raining animals, but the Lluvia de Peces in Honduras is distinct because it happens annually. It suggests a recurring atmospheric or subterranean mechanism rather than a one-off fluke.
Since the Honduras event happens every year, do the locals have a tradition or a specific way they collect the fish?
If we consider the capacity of vultures to vomit as a defense mechanism to lighten their load for takeoff, the biological probability increases. It turns a supernatural event into a predictable animal behavior.
The shift to the vulture theory actually represents an early win for empirical observation over folklore. It is a rare case where the boring answer was the correct one.
The post omits the role of tornadic waterspouts, which are the primary mechanism for non-aqueous rain. These vortices can lift aquatic or terrestrial life into the cloud layer and transport it miles from the source.