[meteorite-list] Trying to get NWA coords

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From: impactearth_at_space.com <impactearth_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:21 2004
Message-ID: <20020822191920.9969.h004.c000.wm_at_mail.space.com.criticalpath.net>

I think everyone is stereotyping these Nomads. They aren't idiots, barbarians's, 15th centure midevil warriors as many would like us to think. The are people just like us. In pursuit of the almighty dollar. The reason, in my opinion, they are doing their collecting practices is because dealers are PAYING THEM TO DO IT. If there was no market for data lacking collected meteorites, there would be no data lacking collecting. If these "15th century camel jockeys" HAD, AND I REPEAT H A D, to collect the meteorites with SOME SCIENCE INVOLVED, they would do it. But they don't, because dealers and collectors aren't making them do it. Its all about the money, and the easiest and quickest way to get it. Screw the science.

Ray

On Thu, 22 August 2002, "Matson, Robert" wrote:

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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=200464901-23082002>Tom
wrote:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=200464901-23082002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=200464901-23082002>>
</SPAN></FONT>Hello List, Maybe we could give these Nomads a canvas bag
full<SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>></FONT></SPAN> of little satellite transmitters and have them throw
them on the ground<SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>></FONT></SPAN> at strewn fields finds. Then someone could map them
and collect the<SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>></FONT></SPAN> transmitters at a later date and reuse them! What da
ya all think?<SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>Wouldn't work.  Anything perceived as being valuable is going to
get</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>picked up / stolen / traded.  As Mike, Dirk and others have
po</FONT><FONT face=Arial>inted</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>out, as far as the nomads are concerned, l</FONT><FONT
face=Arial>ocation d</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>evi</FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>ces </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>can
only</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>hurt them in the long run.  The intellectual property (i.e.
the find</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>locations) is perceived to be</FONT><FONT face=Arial> more valuable
than the potential</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>increased value of sold meteorites with location information. 
Worse,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>there
is no guarantee that nomads with GPS devices (and an
adequate</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>supply
of batteries and training) would report the real
coordinates.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>Why
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>would they, when they could get more $$$ for their finds
AND</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>still keep </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>their find locations secret?  Who would be
the wiser?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>No, the only </FONT><FONT face=Arial>sure way to get accurate
NWA meteorite coordinates</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>is to go </FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=200464901-23082002><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>there
yourself and find them yourself.  Doable, but
expensive</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>not to mention </FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>dangerous. 
--Rob</FONT> </SPAN> <BR></DIV></div></HTML>
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