[meteorite-list] Piece Of Burnt Meteorite Falls On East Delhi Housetop

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:48:45 -0500
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I think, but I am not sure, that Jim Strope started that one. It
predates my time on the Met-List, so it's at least 4 years old. LOL

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On 11/28/11, dorifry <dorifry at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Michael,
> Seriously, that never ceases to be funny! That has to be one of the longest
> running inside jokes ever. I can't even remember who started it.
>
> Phil Whitmer
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> To: "dorifry" <dorifry at embarqmail.com>
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> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 11:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Piece Of Burnt Meteorite Falls On East Delhi
> Housetop
>
>
>> All sales of burnt meteorites are hereby suspended until further
>> notice......
>>
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>> On 11/28/11, dorifry <dorifry at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> What the heck izzat? Click on the link for a photo. It looks like
>>> fulgurites
>>> or tektites, but of course it's probably some kind of slag amd the kids
>>> made
>>> up the part about seeing it fall from the sky in a ball of flame.
>>> --------------------------------------
>>>
>>> http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/India/Piece_Of_Burnt_Meteorite_Falls_On_East_Delhi_Housetop-12414.html
>>>
>>> New Delhi, Nov 28: A burning piece of space debris, probably a meteorite,
>>> fell on the roof of a house in East Delhi's Gandhinagar area on Sunday
>>> evening.
>>>
>>> The house owner immediately poured water on the burnt piece after which
>>> it
>>> broke up into small stones.
>>>
>>> The burning meteorite piece first struck the roof and fell on the balcony
>>> setting some clothes, a water jar and a bike on fire.
>>>
>>> Children playing on the roof at dusk noticed the burning object falling.
>>> Neighbours rushed with pails of water to douse the flame.
>>>
>>> Says an eye witness Namanpreeet Kaur: "It took nearly 20 minutes to douse
>>> the flame". The object was so hot that it burnt even a portion of the
>>> wall.
>>>
>>> The burning meteorite later converted into several black stones.The local
>>> police has sent the stones to a forensic lab for tests.
>>>
>>> Phil Whitmer
>>> Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum
>>>
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