[meteorite-list] has this ever happened to you?

From: Sean T. Murray <stm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:45:15 -0400
Message-ID: <71559FFB3A4643869617A70376A8ECA6_at_Platinum2>

Does that make it a Hammer Toe?
https://health.google.com/health/ref/Hammer+toe

Sorry - could not resist...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Hankey" <mike.hankey at gmail.com>
To: "meteoritelist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:41 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] has this ever happened to you?


>I was getting ready to go meteorite hunting today and I just had to
> put my boots on. I had two rare earth magnets and put one in each back
> pocket so they wouldn't stick together. I have this nice felt lined
> red box with a handle and a metal clasp that I carry some of my
> meteorites in. I like to show them off and teach landowners what to
> look for. Its a pretty big box that nicely fits two 1kg chondrites, a
> big Canon Diablo and an assortment of other smaller stones. I grabbed
> the red box and headed for the garage. As I turned around the doorway
> one of the magnets in my pocket stuck to the clasp on the box. As I
> moved, the box opened and a 1kg Canon Diablo fell on my toe. It hurt
> like $%!+, but I still went out hunting anyway.
>
> Would this be considered an impact event?
>
> http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/meteoritoe.jpg
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Received on Fri 09 Apr 2010 12:45:15 AM PDT