[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hammer Time - You Pick the Target!
From: Jimski47 at aol.com <Jimski47_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:14:16 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <21f89.42c00ac2.3befaf08_at_aol.com> Happy Birthday Mike! How about smashing pumpkins. Jim K In a message dated 11/11/2011 7:19:34 P.M. Central Standard Time, meteoritemike at gmail.com writes: Hi Listees, Let me state now, at the start, this post is SILLY. If you are aggravated or offended by meteorite-related silliness on this List, then stop reading and delete this post now. Ok, you were warned. Tomorrow is my birthday (41 going on 16) and I have indulged in a rare pleasure - a few shots of Maker's Mark. This has made me a bit silly and a pointless idea spontaneously erupted from my sodded brain... Have you ever wondered what would happen if a falling meteorite struck a certain object? Now you can find out. I have an unclassified NWA chondrite of dubious worth. It is weathered. It is ugly. It's probably an H5 chondrite. It weighs 851 grams (1.87 pounds). Photos of the HAMMER SMASHER METEORITE : http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/smasher-1.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/smasher-2.jpg I am going to use this meteorite to SMASH objects that you nominate for destruction! Here is how this will work : I will accept nominations from the List for objects that will be hammered by this meteorite. Once a nomination is selected, I will take the object out into my backyard and place it on the ground. I will set up a camera to capture the resulting mayhem on video. I will then climb onto my roof and hurl the meteorite at the object with the intent of doing some serious damage to the target object. Then I will upload the video to YouTube for hammer voyeurs around the world to watch. Some rules about nominating objects : 1) I am a man of very modest means. This means I cannot, and will not, smash any flat screen plasma televisions, iPads, Ferrari windshields, priceless antiques, or other objects which are expensive or difficult to acquire. The objects nominated should be common items that are easily available and inexpensive. 2) Resist the temptation to nominate politicians (of any party affiliation). 3) I will select a winning nominee based on a combination of - creativity and smashability. 4) If someone wants to donate an object for smashing, I will consider and accept donated objects based on the criteria laid out in #3 above. You will bear the cost of shipping the object to me and return shipping if you want the shattered remnants of the objects returned to you. Let the nominations begin! MikeG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Sat 12 Nov 2011 06:14:16 AM PST |
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