[meteorite-list] March 4 RSPOD Oriented (sic) 32kg stone

From: info at niger-meteorite-recon.de <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:45:47 +0100
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Elton, others,

in this case, and regarding the thoroughly curated and painstakingly documented collection Dave keeps, I would rather trust the owner's judgement instead of your photo interpretation skills - however visionary they may be.

Besides there is currently no need to defend Dave as you have not provided a single point why the stone pictured should not be oriented. You may consider this in your concept of science.

just my two cents

Svend




--- Mr EMan <mstreman53 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Ok would someone that believes this is an accurate
> caption please
> defend it.
>
> "Sean Northover, a student at Kennesaw Mountain
> High School,
> confirming the weight of a fresh, ">>>ORIENTED<<<"
> 32.6 kg
> chondrite"???
> <http://www.rocksfromspace.org/March_4_2008.html>
> This is too early
> for April 1st.
>
> To let bad and really bad psuedoscience take over
> all we had to do was
> continue being silent on dubious claims. Now every
> other meteorite we
> see is "oriented". We know this is the truth
> because any new commer,
> meteorite owner, is magically, over night, an
> "expert" at identifying
> and describing meteorite surface features.
>
> If anyone wishes to declare a meteorite "oriented"--
> anyone may do so
> without a pittance of proof and no one on this list
> will ever object.
> Because we refuse to define "oriented".
>
> Ergo, I have a perfect sphere meteorite that fell
> from my table to the
> floor and under the imagination that makes EVERY
> single meteorite
> "oriented" I can proclaim that my sphere is oriented
> having traveled
> through the atmosphere. Given the wide latitude
> used in claiming
> orientation no one can disprove that I am not
> correct.
>
> (OH YEAH and it has perfect fusion crust because
> its drop was extended
> for several seconds over a candle flame before
> reaching the floor).
>
> I can proclaim it as a fully oriented, fully fusion
> crusted,
> sphere-shaped "fall" and under the unfettered
> latitude we allow amongst
> meteorite collectors no one can prove my description
> wrong.
>
> So is this a hobby or a study of science?
>
> Continually Baffled,
> Elton
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