[meteorite-list] Hypothetical launch question

From: Michael Mulgrew <mikestang_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:33:22 -0700
Message-ID: <BANLkTinco=8NqcP-z+MbVHWDgojQWN62_A_at_mail.gmail.com>

Or a water balloon launcher...

Michael in so. Cal.

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Dan Wray <daniel_wray at comcast.net> wrote:
> Check with the local teenagers, think trebuchet.
>
> Dan
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Gilmer"
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> To: <actionshooting at carolina.rr.com>
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>
>> Hi Stuart and Bill,
>>
>> I tend to agree with Stuart on this one. ?Although, the damage done
>> would depend on several factors, including the angle and speed of the
>> descent. ?The type of roof would make a difference also. ?The roof of
>> an industrial or hardened structure might resist penetration, but I
>> think a typical residential or commercial roof would be penetrated to
>> great effect by an 8-pound meteorite.
>>
>> However unlikely, it could have fallen from the wheel well of an
>> airplane. ?It could have also been thrown by a large wood chipper
>> operating a block away. ?Also, one cannot discount the power of
>> drunken hooligans who like to cause damage for no logical reason.
>> With meteorite hammer falls being so rare, there are a multitude of
>> possible explanations that are more likely, even though some scenarios
>> might seem far-fetched. ? Strange things happen.
>>
>> If there were no reports of a bolide in the region, then the meteorite
>> theory becomes even more improbable.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> MikeG
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>> On 4/13/11, actionshooting at carolina.rr.com
>> <actionshooting at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Sounds fishy to me. Lorton was way less then that and it went THROUGH the
>>> roof. I don't believe there is ANY way an 8lb rock at terminal velocity
>>> wouldn't go through a roof.
>>> --
>>> Stuart McDaniel
>>> Lawndale, NC
>>> IMCA#9052
>>>
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>>>
>>> ---- bill kies <parkforestmet at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> =============
>>>
>>> I had an interesting call from a gentleman in Lombard Illinois. He has an
>>> 8
>>> pound rock that bounced off his roof. After careful examination, I
>>> explained
>>> that it was probably not a meteorite but that it wasn't my place to
>>> discount
>>> the possibility entirely. I suggested he have a piece sliced and polished
>>> since he was so determined to know for sure.
>>>
>>> The question of how this rock got there is still kind of interesting. It
>>> did
>>> quite a bit of damage to his roof and ceiling but it didn't penetrate the
>>> old roof. I suggested, to muted ears, that a beast that size would have
>>> easily crashed through had it been falling at terminal velocity.
>>>
>>> There are three railroad lines near his home. Can anyone imagine how an
>>> ore
>>> car might launch an eight pound rock 5 blocks?
>>>
>>> Bill
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