Ms. Carter's meteoric rise also made her a polarizing figure.
If you've been around the internet as long as I have (too long), you'll probably remember the meteoric rise of the social network for sharing your purchases, Blippy, which was hyped up to a $46.2 million valuation back in 2010 before the world realized that almost nobody wanted a dedicated network for sharing and viewing each others' purchases.
Sometimes unexpected events can take over markets too, as Michael Jackson's untimely demise's meteoric impact on the music market shows.
Experimental data are also required for improving models of meteoric ablation and ionization.
But the spectacle and sustained attention that you can get with a meteoric campaign is a big part of that, too – this very article is proof that the Kickstarter angle, with its metrics and spectator sport incremental dollar value increases, serves Pebble better than any one-off retail launch could do.
"There's definitely been an increase in kids skating in London, too," adds Curtis, pointing out one tangible benefit of this sudden and meteoric rise in interest.
Her stardom traced that cautionary Hollywood arc: meteoric fame followed by years spent trying first to overcome it, then, too late, seeking to recapture it.
There are also small amounts in mineral springs, volcanic gas, and meteoric iron.
A Dec. 3 column by Jerry Kane begins by claiming, "Critics who denounce and slander their colleagues for comparing Barack Obama's meteoric rise to power with that of Hitler's are out of ideas or have too much time on their hands".
For Tesla, though, the meteoric spike in its shares presents an attractive opportunity to raise money without hurting existing shareholders too much.
