[meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:33:49 -0500
Message-ID: <iat2s4t8qv7h0bd90ujkqd2t8lig16hpob_at_4ax.com>

On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:24:45 -0700, you wrote:

>Suppose a meteorite fragment struck the Hoover Dam and was recovered?
>Would that be considered a hammer or no?

See, that's the problem with a nebulous term. There are lots of ways to build a
dam-- pile up dirt, use field stones (with some sort of sealant/mortar in the
gaps), use sand bags, use bricks, use logs (again, with a sealant), use poured
concrete...

Let's say, for the sake of argument, hitting a poured concrete dam (like the
Hoover) DOES make a hammer-- but hitting an earthen dam DOES NOT make a hammer.
Okay, that has established upper and lower limits of hammerdom-- but at what
point in the grade from dirt to concrete does the artificially-built dam become
"artificial enough" to be concidered a hammerable object? When does the bloom
become Michael's tomato?
Received on Wed 18 Mar 2009 06:33:49 PM PDT