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

From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:55:27 -0500
Message-ID: <003501c87e10$2daa6f60$6601a8c0_at_DrCollman>

Dave has done a heck of a lot toward educating others, particularly kids,
about meteorites.

Dave and I and a few others are members of the Meteorite Association
of Georgia, and I am very proud and pleased to be in the same association as
Dave.

-Walter Branch
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----- Original Message -----
From: "JKGwilliam" <h3chondrite at cox.net>
To: <info at niger-meteorite-recon.de>; <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] March 4 RSPOD Oriented (sic) 32kg stone


> Svend makes the exact point I was going to make. The picture clearly
> shows that this large stone is probable a meteorite, but how can anyone
> determine whether or not it is oriented by looking at one low res picture.
>
> I for one commend Dave for the efforts he's making to share meteorites
> with young inquiring minds.
>
> Best,
>
> John
>
> At 06:45 AM 3/4/2008, info at niger-meteorite-recon.de wrote:
>>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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