[meteorite-list] Anyone remember this?

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 08:07:56 -0500
Message-ID: <e51421550905080607t6bc80715u92f6c590dc246ce_at_mail.gmail.com>

Darryl said -

"With no visual or sonic phenomena to accompany the low altitude
explosion, which would have been the only explanation for such a shape
and striated surface character without fusion crust, there was no way
this was a meteorite. I vigorously pointed out to the local
newspapers and Rutgers this couldn't possibly be a meteorite to no
avail. I was on a live FOX radio show where they literally took me
off the air after having called me to ask what I thought of the "new
meteorite." When I pointed out that it was unlikely this was a
meteorite, they pointed out "And you have a degree in what?" and upon
my answer cut to a commercial and I was toast."

Apparently common sense requires a college degree - in which case the
entire Fox staff and their owner should go acquire some. But I don't
think there is enough common sense on the entire global market to fill
the void of same within the halls of Fox. ;)

I am sorry they treated you that way Darryl. They had no idea what a
class and knowledgeable meteorite figure they had in their midst.





On 5/8/09, Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com> wrote:
>
> Obviously at the outset a meteorwrong....but somehow required months
> to establish after a team of scientists from Rutgers declared it was a
> meteorite.
>
> With no visual or sonic phenomena to accompany the low altitude
> explosion, which would have been the only explanation for such a shape
> and striated surface character without fusion crust, there was no way
> this was a meteorite. I vigorously pointed out to the local
> newspapers and Rutgers this couldn't possibly be a meteorite to no
> avail. I was on a live FOX radio show where they literally took me
> off the air after having called me to ask what I thought of the "new
> meteorite." When I pointed out that it was unlikely this was a
> meteorite, they pointed out "And you have a degree in what?" and upon
> my answer cut to a commercial and I was toast.
>
> Months after Rutgers put the object on display in their natural
> history museum---for which they attracted their largest crowds ever---
> it was publicly acknowledged the origin of this object was of earthly
> provenance.
>
>
>
> On May 8, 2009, at 4:27 AM, Meteorites USA wrote:
>
>> Does anyone remember or know what came of this?
>>
>> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070105-space-rock.html
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Eric Wichman
>> Meteorites USA
>>
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