[meteorite-list] "I know it has to be from space.....
From: John Gwilliam <jkgdiver_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:49:02 2004 Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20010922093404.009b5b90_at_pop.primenet.com> --=====================_1941488==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I know many of you can relate to the email I've copied below. Several times a year, I am contacted by people who are sure they have found a meteorite. Sometimes I'm frustrated, but usually I'm amused. After a year of talking by phone, this guy finally sent me the results of a chemical analysis performed by a university in the Midwest. After reviewing his report, I tried to gently break him the news that his "meteorite" was probably slag. Here is his reply. ==================================================================== John I will be getting in touch with my brother to let him know that I will be sending him the rock that came from space,just kidding.I know it has to be from space and would just like to know what it could be. I know when we found it laying there that morning it smelled of pure sulfer.I know when I picked it up that morning my wife was afraid I would get infected from the oder.I will have Jerry bring it down to you and then you can see the big piece of metal in it.I know it can't be a peice of slag because I know it came from space because of where I found it, by my swimmimg pool in the limestone.I will be getting in touch with him ASAP. Thanks John ============================================================================== Regards, John Gwilliam John Gwilliam Meteorites PO Box 26854 Tempe AZ 85285 http://www.meteoriteimpact.com --=====================_1941488==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> I know many of you can relate to the email I've copied below. Several times a year, I am contacted by people who are sure they have found a meteorite. Sometimes I'm frustrated, but usually I'm amused.<br> <br> After a year of talking by phone, this guy finally sent me the results of a chemical analysis performed by a university in the Midwest. After reviewing his report, I tried to gently break him the news that his "meteorite" was probably slag.<br> <br> Here is his reply.<br> <br> ==================================================================== <br> <br> John <br> I will be getting in touch with my brother to let him know that I will be sending him the rock that came from space,just kidding.I know it has to be from space and would<font face="Times New Roman, Times"> just like to know what it could be. I know when we found it laying there that morning it smelled of pure sulfer.I know when I picked it up that morning my wife was afraid I would get infected <br> from the oder.I will have Jerry bring it down to you and then you can see the big piece of metal in it.I know it can't be a peice of slag because I know it came from space because of where I found it, by my swimmimg pool in the limestone.I will be getting in touch with him ASAP. Thanks John <br> <br> ==============================================================================<br> <br> Regards,<br> <br> John Gwilliam<br> </font><br> <div>John Gwilliam Meteorites</div> <div>PO Box 26854</div> <div>Tempe AZ 85285</div> <a href="http://www.meteoriteimpact.com/" EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://www.meteoriteimpact.com</a> </html> --=====================_1941488==_.ALT-- Received on Sat 22 Sep 2001 12:46:24 PM PDT |
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