[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hammer Time - You Pick the Target!

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <*meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:28:42 -0500 Message-ID: <CAKBPJW_6v_7F=E6tWypBNwHiTbioBsGqYyFdHjbwmVrYc5z14w_at_mail.gmail.com> · meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com

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On 11/12/11, Brandon <b1dunovant at aol.com> wrote:
> Happy Birthday Mike!
>
> I'd like to suggest you smash a platter of McDonalds Cheeseburgers... I
> would ask that I be able to acquire a fragment of your Mc hammer afterwards
> though  :-)
>
> Have a good weekend everyone and Happy Veteran's Day(day late I know) to my
> fellow Marines and all who have and do serve our great country. Ooh- rah!!
>
> Brandon D.
>
>
> Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi Robby, Doug, and List,
>>
>>So far we have -
>>
>>Tomato (or tomato filled with egg)
>>
>>Dominoes
>>
>>Birthday cake
>>
>>Pinata
>>
>>Car stereo
>>
>>
>>Keep them coming!
>>
>>Best regards,
>>
>>MikeG
>>
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>>On 11/11/11, robbyhoover1 at yahoo.com <robbyhoover1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Hi mike,
>>> As a car stereo installer by trade.  I would love to see a car radio
>>> destroyed by a meteorite.
>>> Robby
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 11, 2011, at 5:19 PM, Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
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