[meteorite-list] Meteorite hunters
From: magellon <magellon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:06 2004 Message-ID: <3D51C659.BFB80D50_at_earthlink.net> --------------15BAD6083E9DE3C3D27979C9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tom, I don't think it is far fetched to train dogs to sniff out meteorites.... They are trained to sniff out all types of other things! The only problem (not big) is that types/classifications may vary in smell. And it is a good idea! Likewise was I amazed to learn that porpoise sonar is so sensitive it can distinguish between equal size objects of brass and of steel. How about a porpoise trained to search the not so deep ocean bottoms for gold/silver and another for meteorites? Best, Ken James_TOM Knudson wrote: > Hello List, Someone from "down under", playfully, asked me about > training falcons for an extra set of eyes while meteorite hunting. It > would work great in an area void of terrestrial rocks. You could train > them to look for meteorites, But, of course, they could not tell the > difference between rocks and rocks from space. I would think it would > be completely feasible to train a dog to sniff out fresh fusion > crusts. On a witnesed fall a group of hounds could sniff out a strewn > field in a fraction of the time a group of metal detecting meteorite > hunters could. List, Please let me know your thoughts on this matter. > Thanks, Tom > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: Click > Here > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing > list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list --------------15BAD6083E9DE3C3D27979C9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Tom, <br>I don't think it is far fetched to train dogs to sniff out meteorites.... <br>They are trained to sniff out all types of other things! The only problem (not big) is that types/classifications may vary in smell. And it is a good idea! Likewise was I amazed to learn that porpoise sonar is so sensitive it can distinguish between equal size objects of brass and of steel. How about a porpoise trained to search the not so deep ocean bottoms for gold/silver and another for meteorites? <br>Best, <br>Ken <br> <p>James_TOM Knudson wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE> <div style='background-color:'> Hello List, Someone from "down under", playfully, asked me about training falcons for an extra set of eyes while meteorite hunting. It would work great in an area void of terrestrial rocks. You could train them to look for meteorites, But, of course, they could not tell the difference between rocks and rocks from space. I would think it would be completely feasible to train a dog to sniff out fresh fusion crusts. On a witnesed fall a group of hounds could sniff out a strewn field in a fraction of the time a group of metal detecting meteorite hunters could. List, Please let me know your thoughts on this matter. <br>Thanks, Tom <br> </div> <p><br> <hr>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: <a href="http://g.msn.com/1HM1ENUS/c156??PI=44364">Click Here</a> <br>______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com <A HREF="http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list">http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</A></blockquote> </html> --------------15BAD6083E9DE3C3D27979C9-- Received on Wed 07 Aug 2002 09:16:12 PM PDT |
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