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

From: Sean T. Murray <stm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:32:04 -0500
Message-ID: <008c01c87e15$4819ea10$6501a8c0_at_platinum>

Walter,

Speaking of the Meteorite Association of GA, send me a photo of yourself so
that I can update the membership list page!

Sean.

(that goes for any of you other MAG people lurking out there...)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Branch" <waltbranch at bellsouth.net>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] March 4 RSPOD Oriented (sic) 32kg stone


> 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
> -----------------------------------------------------
> ----- 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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