[meteorite-list] ya think your so smart, what's this?

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Jan 25 13:20:04 2005
Message-ID: <025801c5030a$7cb28e00$81adcf44_at_Gregor>

David writes,
"Could you hunt them using a helocopter and a VERY strong magnet?"

Yes, but would they be "magnetic" or "strongly attracted to the magnet"?
And, would they be "oriented" or "orientated" while spinning wildly when you
reel them into the helicopter ;-/

My thoughts on a couple of the strongly debated subjects applied to this
thread :-)

Greg




> Wouldn't the iron in their antennas be dangerous for them near electric
> wires?
> Or is this why you don't see giraffes in more developed areas of the
> world?
> Could you hunt them using a helocopter and a VERY strong magnet?
>
> David
>
>
> --- Martin Altmann <Altmann_at_Meteorite-Martin.de> wrote:
>
>> Zelimir,
>>
>> and nowadays giraffes have adapted better to digest siderites (which they
>> have to do, to keep the iron in the knobs of their antennas fresh).
>> That's the reason, why we find substantially less irons in Africa than in
>> Australia.
>>
>> Skol
>> Martin
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Zelimir Gabelica" <Z.Gabelica_at_uha.fr>
>> To: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ya think your so smart, what's this?
>>
>>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Obviously the giraffe swallowed a couple of siderites before it was
>> demised
>> by the Chixculob (or alike) tsumani.
>> This exotic example therefore is to learn us one more feature: some 65
>> MY
>> ago (and perhaps still now ?), giraffes did not digest very readily
>> siderites....A valuable observation for Science...
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Zelimir
>>
>>
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