[meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : )

From: Yinan Wang <veomega_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:19:37 -0600
Message-ID: <AANLkTinYB-bXrfWMqcqz6bYhAOi_500zXMZvGgX9g5By_at_mail.gmail.com>

To explain the bowling balls:

Do a google search for Bowling Ball Cannon.

People actually build and fire cannons for bowling balls, some of
which can shoot a bowling ball 2 miles. Deserts make good places to
test out homemade cannons.

-Yinan

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com> wrote:
>
> List,
>
> Sometime in the late 90's I was hunting between Phoenix and Tucson. Way out
> in the middle of nowhere I came across a crater. It was about 6 or 8 feet in
> diameter with an apparent rim all the way around and it looked really old,
> there were plants growing in it and on th burm. My heart skipped a beat as I
> approached with my metal detector in hand and as soon as my detector got
> within a foot or two of the pit it screamed! I couldn't believe my luck, it
> had to be a meteorite, what else could it be? I sat down and enjoyed the
> moment before digging my prize, wondering what kind of meteorite it was. I
> figured it had to be an iron as it nearly wrecked the detector when held 2
> or 3 feet above the crater!
>
> I dug down to find tin foil.. lots and lots of tin foil! This thing was
> bigger than Pee Wee Hermans tin foil ball!
>
> I have no idea what it's puropse or how it got there.
>
> Greg S., ? I once found a bowling ball too!
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Atkins
>
> IMCA # 1941
> Ebay?alienrockfarm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wahlperry at aol.com
> To: raremeteorites at yahoo.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 8:08 pm
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for
> meteorites : )
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Thanks for the great replies. Speaking about military jets, Kyle ( My son)
> and I were on a Nevada Dry lake bed looking for meteorites when a jet
> appeared out of nowhere. The F16 had to be 75-100' off the ground and only
> 300' to the South of us. The jet then traveled 2-3 miles across the lake and
> then shot straight up leaving a trail of dust almost like giant smoke rings
> as it disappeared. Even if you don't find meteorites while out hunting,
> exciting events like these make it all worth the time.
>
> Sonny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
> To: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 8:48 am
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for
> meteorites : )
>
> I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone
> pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend
> enough time in the desert.One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr
> Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It
> flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet.
> Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by.
> Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it
> amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft.
> You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never
> ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have
> to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among
> other things and would not want to run into one.Take Care,Adam -----
> Original Message ----From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>To: Adam
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08
> PMSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for
> meteorites : )I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by
> Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet
> deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a
> point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from
> time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over.Caches of old casino chips
> have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one
> location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They
> were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy
> them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out.A four hour hike
> from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will
> take you to petroglypts and a water fall.I once found a dead turtle with a
> transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob.We
> stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or
> utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and
> backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or
> the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with.We found a stolen SUV
> hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time,
> I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six
> pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who
> told me not to be afraid because "Buddy" or "Bud" for short doesn't bite
> very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me
> one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog.Happy
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