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-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Gary Fujihara Gesendet: Donnerstag, 13. August 2009 23:35 An: Leigh Anne DelRay Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; JoshuaTreeMuseum Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Mike Farmer Eats Moon & Mars Rocks! Wow Leigh Anne, And they let you lick and snort their stones? You're a wild child ;^) gary On Aug 13, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Leigh Anne DelRay wrote: > Leigh Anne DelRay Snorts Mars Rocks!!!!! > > The latest trend: > > http://www.callistodesigns.com/ebay/snortingmars.jpg > > Yes that was a real Mars rock, thanks to Mexico Doug! > > > Oh Yes! And I too, have tasted (although not eaten) a moon Rock > > http://www.callistodesigns.com/ebay/licking-the-moon.jpg > > And yes that was a real Moon rock, thanks to Greg Hupe'. > > > Just a little something to be silly, > Leigh Anne > > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 8:14 AM, > JoshuaTreeMuseum<joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/michael-farmer-meteorite-broker- 1278.php >> >> I too often chow down on these tasty morsels. Just this morning I >> had a >> bowl of crunchy anorthosite cereal, though I hate the way the >> plagioclase >> feldspar sticks between your teeth! >> >> Phil Whitmer >> >> Meet Michael Farmer, aka Meteorite Guy >> In the exclusive world of meteorite brokers, his rise has been, >> well ... >> By Jay MacDonald >> >> Twelve years ago, a stock boy at Target purchased a chunk of space >> debris at >> the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show that changed his life forever. >> >> >> >> He has not only held pieces of the moon and Mars in his hands -- he >> has >> tasted them. >> >> "I've eaten a piece of every moon rock and Mars rock that I have >> purchased >> or found, just to say I did it," he chuckles. "We are all made of >> space >> rock." >> >> Welcome to the out-of-this-world life of Michael Farmer, aka >> Meteorite Guy, >> one of only about 20 professional meteorite brokers -- on this planet >> anyway. >> >> Building a rock-solid empire >> Farmer was a 25-year-old college student attending the University >> of Arizona >> on the G.I. Bill, stocking shelves part time and vaguely drifting >> toward a >> career with the CIA when he happened to wander into the largest gem >> and >> mineral show on earth. >> >> "I bought a rock (meteorite) for $70 and got so fascinated with it >> that it >> changed the course of my life," Farmer recalls. "When I saw it, I >> thought, >> 'Wow, I'm holding a piece of outer space!'" >> >> Anxious to find more, he scoured the gem show site until he met an >> old-timer >> who had a box of 40 meteorites hidden under the table. His asking >> price: >> $4,000 for the box. >> >> "I had no money at the time, so I had to beg and borrow to buy the >> box," >> Farmer recalls. "When I started researching the meteorites, I found >> that >> that they were from a very rare collection, and I quadrupled my >> money on >> those stones in about 48 hours. That's when I realized you could >> actually >> make money doing this." >> >> Within a year, Farmer had earned enough to make the first of dozens >> of trips >> to Africa, initially focusing on the Sahara Desert. >> >> Why the desert? Prepare to be mentally humbled. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Gary Fujihara AstroDay Institute 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 640-9161, fuj...@mac.com http://astroday.net ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
