[meteorite-list] My meteorite

From: Pete Shugar <pshugar_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 20:29:40 -0500
Message-ID: <002c01c8bae2$24ef7ff0$0201a8c0_at_laptop>

So far mine is theonly plausable story---------the restarejust too offbeat
Pete
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Gheesling" <dave at fallingrocks.com>
To: "'Pete Shugar'" <pshugar at clearwire.net>; "'Met Bul'"
<Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:54 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] My meteorite


> Sounds convincing, Pete, but you should be able to get more for it...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Pete
> Shugar
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:49 PM
> To: Met Bul
> Subject: [meteorite-list] My meteorite
>
> Sirs and Madams,
> After much reading of of everyone's posts to this forum, here is what I
> propose.
> I will give you a third of my 12 pound meteorite which I found holding
> open
> the door to my greatgrandfathers moonshine still in exchange for $125K,
> but
> only if you have it tested in a lab.
>
> I know this is a meteorite because I first tested it with a magnet. As I
> brought the magnet near the meteorite a very strange thing happened! The
> meteorite flipped over and then was pushed violently away from the magnet.
> Strange, but no earth rocks did that!!
>
> I especially read very carefilly the posts on how to test for nickel. I
> went
> to (bleep) store and after talking with the pharmacy clerk, I was shown a
> kit that tests for allergies to metals such as nickel. I bought the most
> expensive one they had, figuring it must be the best as it was a very
> expensive kit.
>
> After washing the meteorite in gasoline (I didn't want it to rust by using
> water), I went to an auto shop and had them grind a spot off on their
> grinder, which they did. At first there were flames so I guess we did not
> get all the gas dried off. After we got it dried, we tried again. This
> time
> no flames. But the funny thing is, there were no sparks while grinding
> either, just flashes of green light. Again I must say, no earth rocks ever
> did that.
>
> I followed all the directions for using the testing kit, and when done the
> color was a bright fire engine red, which quickly turned to a dull orange
> color. Once more I must say that no earthly rock does this.
>
> Because of all the above tests, I feel that I have a genuine space rock
> from
> Mars.
> It must be worth millions because it passed all those complicated tests.
>
> Submitted by
> Pete IMCA 1733
>
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Received on Tue 20 May 2008 09:29:40 PM PDT