[meteorite-list] "Death by GPS" in desert

From: Steve Dunklee <steve.dunklee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:58:33 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <402702.39875.qm_at_web113902.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

ouch! Yes heat is dangerous for us but to some extent it does help preserve meteorites. Try running a jack hammer in a 240 degree f rotary lime kiln for an hour or more to knock down an ash ring while your boots soles are melting into the floor. Or cleaning an aluminum furnace while its running and your face mask starts to warp from the 2000deg f while you are on an external air hose to keep the heat down so you can work longer. KEEP COOL! Stay safe! Steve

On Thu Apr 14th, 2011 11:06 AM EDT Adam Hupe wrote:

>Hi Jim and List,
>
>You are about 60 miles away and you are right about it cooling down to only 110
>degrees at night in the Summer. A friend of mine sent me a meat thermometer
>since he could not find a temperature gauge that exceeded 120 degrees.
>
>The National Weather Service shaves off 10 degree during the summer when
>reporting weather here in Laughlin. I think the real temperatures would scare
>off most people. They must have buried the Laughlin temperature gauge 20 feet
>underground in order to report these kind of readings. It is funny that the
>reported temperature here in Laughlin is sometimes 10 degree different from
>Bullhead City, Arizona when I can throw a rock from Laughlin, NV and hit
>Bullhead City, Arizona. It is a joke around here that you will not see a single
>temperature gauge on the Nevada side of the Colorado River because it would be
>bad for tourism.
>
>I can turn off the hot tap water in my house in the Summer since the cold water
>is hot enough to shave with. It is not wise to store metal detectors and
>electronic equipment in your garage during the summer months. All my LCDS were
>destroyed from the heat and anything that is glued will become delaminated. I
>had to replace all of the fishing line on my poles since 50 lbs test could not
>even support 1lbs after being left in the garage for a few weeks.
>
>
>Be Careful,
>
>Adam
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