[meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 11:53:45 -0400
Message-ID: <g2pe51421551005010853ia25d81ecua1f64c4738fad3ff_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Gang,

The problem with a photo like this, it's just one angle and one photo.

For all we know, the object is hollow with a cavity facing away from
the camera. There could be a piece of scrap iron attached to the
inside surface that the magnet is attracted to through the non-ferrous
surface. Or, the attached magnet could be a fake, screwed in place to
the object.

I lived near an eccentric artist in Louisiana who had a yard full of
weird metal art that he had welded together. I could see someone
making something like this out of plaster, concrete, or paper mache
over a wire frame. Without additional photos and some back story, one
has to go strictly by what we see. The regmaglypts look decent, until
you come to the trailing end of orientation - there we see regmaglypts
facing off in multiple directions that are contrary to the other
regmaglypts elsewhere on the mass. Whoever made this had some idea of
what thumbprints look like, but they didn't understand aerodynamics
and the forces at work which create them. Since a natural object like
this is clearly impossible based on the thumbprinting alone, I'd wager
that this is an artificial creation.

Best regards,

MikeG


On 5/1/10, cdtucson at cox.net <cdtucson at cox.net> wrote:
> Greg,
> Did you post what the story behind it is?
> Because if this guy has reason to believe it is a meteorite it would help to
> know why.
> Did it fall through his roof or was it found at a space movie sound stage?
> Carl
> --
> Carl or Debbie Esparza
> Meteoritemax
>
>
> ---- Becky and Kirk <bandk at chorus.net> wrote:
>> Sounds good. Thanks for the explanation Mike.
>>
>> Kirk.........
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>> To: "Becky and Kirk" <bandk at chorus.net>
>> Cc: "METEORITE LIST" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 9:18 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.
>>
>>
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > The regmaglypts on the trailing end are flaring in directions contrary
>> > the leading edge of entry and they do not match the majority of the
>> > other regmglypts. This is a man-made object - probably yard art or
>> > some kind of prop.
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> >
>> > MikeG
>> >
>> >
>> > On 5/1/10, Becky and Kirk <bandk at chorus.net> wrote:
>> >> Very impressive-----are you guys sure that its not "the real McCoy??
>> >>
>> >> WOW!
>> >> Kirk.......:-)
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Warren Sansoucie" <warren3174 at hotmail.com>
>> >> To: "METEORITE LIST" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> >> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:24 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> Hello,
>> >>>
>> >>> Yes, my first instinct on looking at that thing is to fire up a
>> >>> portable
>> >>> wet saw and cut the crap out of it. It almost looks like a prob from a
>> >>> B
>> >>> movie.
>> >>>
>> >>> Warren Sansoucie
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> ----------------------------------------
>> >>>> From: info at meteorites.com.au
>> >>>> To: star_wars_collector at yahoo.com;
>> >>>> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> >>>> Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 17:28:50 +1000
>> >>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> G'day Greg,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> This photo has been sent to me at least 2 or 3 times over the past
>> >>>> few
>> >>>> years. I have replied to their inquiries but never gotten a response.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It
>> >>>> doesn't seem quite right to me but I've suggested taking a sample and
>> >>>> getting it looked at by a scientist. No response!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Cheers,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Jeff
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>>> From: "Greg Catterton"
>> >>>> To:
>> >>>> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 2:36 PM
>> >>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> One of the many emails I have been getting from people wanting to
>> >>>>> know
>> >>>>> if
>> >>>>> they have a meteorite or not... Not sure just what this thing is,
>> >>>>> but
>> >>>>> its
>> >>>>> Strange looking.
>> >>>>> As always, this also comes with a story behind it.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSC02157.jpg
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Greg Catterton
>> >>>>> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
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>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
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Received on Sat 01 May 2010 11:53:45 AM PDT