[meteorite-list] 7 plagues

From: tracy latimer <daistiho_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:21:20 +0000
Message-ID: <BAY115-W4F5BA60D16BFB7AEA393ECA190_at_phx.gbl>

Hot hail!!Oops... that was Ming the Merciless...Sorry, just had to get that out of my system.Tracy Latimerdum-dum-dum-dum-FLASH!!!-Ohhhhh-Savior of the Universe! (for all you Queen fans)> From: sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net> To: mlblood at cox.net; treiman at lpi.usra.edu; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:32:10 -0500> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 7 plagues> > > Give me The Rain Of Frogs anyday!> > Sterling> (PS: Toads will do if you're short of frogs)> -----------------------------------------------------------------------> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael L Blood" <mlblood at cox.net>> To: "Allan Treiman" <treiman at lpi.usra.edu>; "Meteorite List" > <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 4:45 PM> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 7 plagues> > > on 6/11/07 2:11 PM, Allan Treiman at treiman at lpi.usra.edu wrote:> > > Burning ice??? Is that in the Bible?> -----> One of the 7 plagues of Egypt - Moses was one of those> "by any mea
ns necessary" dudes. They were being held> as slaves, you know.> Lets see, they had:> frogs> grasshoppers> Nile turned red> Rained burning ice & couple of others, including> the cincher, which was the death of the first born son of> every house - which is the basis of "Passover,"> when the Jews painted their doors with the blood> of a lamb to insure protection from same. I can understand> if you didn't read the book, but didn't you see the movie?!!> They show it on TV every Easter.> Michael> > > Could they have found some methane clathrate?> >> > aht> >> > Allan Treiman> > Lunar and Planetary Institute> > 3600 Bay Area Boulevard> > Houston TX 77058 USA> >> > 281-486-2117> > treiman at lpi.usra.edu> >> >> >> > On Jun 11, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Michael L Blood wrote:> >> >> Hi Martin,> >> Actually, many meteorites are reported to have killed> >> people....> >> but none I know of that are available or close to having a solid> >> provenience. One was discussed at length on the list just a couple> >
> of months ago - some Roman officer and a bunch of his men. I> >> believe the Bible has more than one incident reported as well.> >> Hell, I would like to have one of the frogs in formaldehyde from> >> the 7 plagues of Egypt, not to mention the burning ice.> >> A documented KILLER meteorite? I would buy all I could!> >> (By the way, Dr. Deits, one of the first to propose> >> "continental> >> drift" in the early 1900s was quoted as saying he wanted to die> >> being struck by a meteorite, then fossilized and recovered by future> >> generations).> >> Best wishes, Michael> >>> >> on 6/11/07 1:09 PM, Martin Altmann at altmann at meteorite-martin.de> >> wrote:> >>> >>> Forwarded from Andi Gren, who doesn't come through neither> >>> (well Andi, at least I would pay a good price for that L6, if it> >>> will hit a> >>> certain person in Illinois...just a joke):> >>>> >>>> >>> Hi Tim , List , all involved in this interesting treat,> >>>> >>> Your suggestion about the Asteroid wiping out half o
f the planet> >>> and then be> >>> sold on e bay brings me back to Meteorites.> >>> When I have seen the first time a picture from the Lady hit by the> >>> Sylacauga Meteorite, I was happy to know it's not reported a> >>> Meteorite ever> >>> kills a person. It makes our hobby in some way more peaceful. But> >>> I always> >>> asking my self what would happen if a Meteorite would kill a> >>> person? The> >>> Hammers and Cow killers are well paid and I know Sylacauga was> >>> very very> >>> well paid at a meteorite auction this year at the Tucson show.> >>> So would the Meteorite be the most expensive L6 ever been sold?> >>> Ore would> >>> nobody like to own a slice of a human killer hammer? Ok, I'm sure> >>> everybody> >>> would agree an impact kit is out of respect, but what's about the> >>> Meteorite,> >>> who would like to own a human killer Hammer?> >>>> >>> best greetings> >>> Andi> >>>> >>>> >>> We are a society that starves our grandchildren to feed our children.> >>>> >>> All the signs are there to pro
ve that Mother Earth cannot take> >>> anymore of> >>> the pollution and the destruction we throw at her.> >>> We are seeing increasing numbers of Tsunami's, Volcanic eruptions and> >>> Earthquakes even here in England we are experiencing this.> >>>> >>> One really sad thing I see is one day an Asteroid comes and hits> >>> us and> >>> wipes out half the planet I see unfortunately some humans would> >>> try and> >>> drag the remnants of it away and attempt to sell it on Ebay> >>> because cash> >>> is all that is worshipped.> >>>> >>>> Mike,> >>>>> >>>> Look at the positive side of this for our hobby and business...> >>>>> >>>> With Global Warming (that some doubt) the Arctic will have less ice,> >>>> and our grass and farmlands lands will become deserts. Just imagine> >>>> all the new meteorites that will become exposed and available to us> >>>> collectors.> >>>>> >>>> And the prices will go down, too.> >>>>> >>>> But all of these benefits will be far outweighed by the economic> >>>> impact> >>>> of Global Wa
rming that the Republican "Bushites" doubt. A natural> >>>> cycle, some say, but look at the ice in the Arctic that> >>>> environmental> >>>> scientists are coring. It certainly shows a vastly greater> >>>> increase in> >>>> carbon dioxide emissions over the last 150 years that corresponds> >>>> directly to human activity during our Industrial Revolution. The> >>>> greatest increase in 900,000 years. And just think, 600,000> >>>> years ago> >>>> Yellowstone caldera supervolcano erupted, a brief yet catastrophic> >>>> event for the entire earth. It's overall impact was small> >>>> compared to> >>>> what we are doing now.> >>>>> >>>> But back to meteorites... The prices will drop as more are> >>>> found due> >>>> to the melting of Arctic ice, desertfication of our grass and> >>>> farmlands... But the question is... Who will buy them once the> >>>> economic> >>>> crunch of Global Warming hits our pocket books?> >>>>> >>>> Steve Schoner> >>>> IMCA #4470> >>>>> > ___________________________________________
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