[meteorite-list] pariah of the list

2002-10-28 Thread Rosemary Hackney
I am sorry to have offended so many. It seems in life all I do is open mouth to exchange feet. I so wish I could find a place to fit in.. I wish I could find the safe little world you guys have. But for me is not there. 100 IQ.. must be nice Since most have an IQ of 100 it is hard for

[meteorite-list] Lunar Meteorites

2002-10-28 Thread Jonathan Gore
Jonathan Gore [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] In my experience, it is the so-called intelligentsia who succumb most readily to mass suggestion... - Albert Einstein Lunar Meteorites.url Description: Binary data

Re: [meteorite-list] pariah of the list

2002-10-28 Thread Stephen E. Smith
Ms. Hackney, Sorry, we are incapable of comprehending the difficulty you endure in attempting to communicate with those of lessor intelligence. It must be such a hardship for you. We, the mentally deficient of the list, will not miss the endless minutiae of your replies. Please, go play in

[meteorite-list] new crater in siberia

2002-10-28 Thread John Sinclair
Cash plea for space impact study By Dr David Whitehouse BBC News Online science editor http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2309117.stm Scientists investigating what is believed to be a significant fresh meteoroid impact crater in a remote part of Siberia are begging for funds to mount an

[meteorite-list] Scientists Studying Two Big Craters On Earth Find Two Causes

2002-10-28 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.news.uiuc.edu/scitips/02/1025craters.html News Bureau University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois Contact: Jim Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor (217) 244-1073; [EMAIL PROTECTED] October 25, 2002 Scientists studying two big craters on earth find two causes

Re: [meteorite-list] pariah of the list

2002-10-28 Thread Charlie Devine
Sorry, Rosie, but I don't think you qualify as the pariah of the list. We had one once, his name was Joel, and he hasn't been around in quite some time:-) As for theories regarding the downing of TWA Flight 800, one doesn't have to be an over-the-deep-end-paranoid-conspiracy-nut to entertain the

[meteorite-list] Meteorite's Location Found In Siberia

2002-10-28 Thread Ron Baalke
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160msg_id=2818387startrow=1date=2002-10-28do_alert=0 Meteorite's Location Found In Siberia Alexander Batalin Russian Information Agency Novosti October 28, 2002 Scientists from Irkutsk (Siberia) have located the site in the Irkutsk Region's north where

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite's Location Found In Siberia

2002-10-28 Thread Bernd Pauli HD
Ron Baalke wrote:: According to Sergey Yazev, director of the Irkutsk State University's observatory, who returned last Sunday from an expedition, trees broken or chopped by the meteorite's fragments were found 37 km from the Mama settlement. No fragments of the sky body which exploded in the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite's Location Found In Siberia

2002-10-28 Thread Ron Baalke
This may be a dumb question but I have nil experience with metal detectors. Wouldn't it be possible to detect meteoritic debris with the help of high-precision metal detectors even if it is covered by several inches of snow? If the fragments were iron meteorites, then metal detectors would

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite's Location Found In Siberia

2002-10-28 Thread Tracy Latimer
Didn't the searchers propose doing something like this to locate the buried main mass of the Chinguetti meteorite, if it does exist? Put a very sensitive magnetometer on a helicopter or plane and fly a search pattern over the suspect area. Brought up in the September 2002 issue of Meteorite mag.

[meteorite-list] URI Geoligist Tracking 'Cosmic Dust' With Help Of Local Teachers

2002-10-28 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.news.uri.edu/releases/html/02-1010.html University of Rhode Island Department of Communications/News Bureau 22 Davis Hall, 10 Lippitt Road, Kingston, RI 0288 Phone: 401-874-2116 Fax: 401-874-7872 URI geologist tracking cosmic dust with help of local teachers KINGSTON, R.I. --

[meteorite-list] Leaving

2002-10-28 Thread Jonathan Gore
I'm leaving this list. I truly don't see people talking about meteorites like they should. Jonathan Gore [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] In my experience, it is the so-called intelligentsia who succumb most readily to mass suggestion... - Albert Einstein

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite's Location Found In Siberia

2002-10-28 Thread John Gwilliam
Bernd and List, Metal detectors can work effectively through snow... if it isn't too deep. One of our list members, Ivan Koutyrev, and his partner, Vladimir, have successfully used a metal detector in their search for the Brahin pallasite. In fact, Ivan told me they actually prefer hunting

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite's Location Found In Siberia

2002-10-28 Thread Michael L Blood
John, Bernd, Ron list members, I have, for ever so long time, yearned to witness a fall of a Eucrite over one inch of fresh snow, seeing countless specimens shining out with burnt sugar black clarity over gently sloped hillsides, with me trotting about with a gunny sack, gently filling it

[meteorite-list] Flyby Of Annefrank Asteroid To Help Stardust Prepare For Primary Mission

2002-10-28 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/news/2002archive/10-02archive/k102802.html University of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM: Vince Stricherz 206-543-2580 [EMAIL PROTECTED] DATE: Oct. 28, 2002 Flyby of Annefrank asteroid to help Stardust prepare for primary mission It will be a moment

Fwd: [meteorite-list] Leaving

2002-10-28 Thread SSachs9056
Jonathan, I would hope you'd re-consider leaving this list. I have belonged to this list for several years now, and while there are times the subject matter seems to be a bit off the plumb, and there are (ahem) petty squabbles, there is alot of very valuable and useful information which can be

Re: [meteorite-list] Leaving

2002-10-28 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Steven and List, These list servers are made up of people, and inasmuch, come replete with opinions, disagreements, conjecture, joking, commmunity, and This is true. I belong to several list servers dealing with astronomy and telescopes and things can get a little out of hand and off topic

[meteorite-list] Jason and Peter?

2002-10-28 Thread moni seabridge
I am hoping you two will read your meteorite-list, because i wanted to send you some images of you two that I took at Cuddeback. I do not have the right email address of yours. Thanks, Moni _ Surf the Web without missing calls!

[meteorite-list] pariah of the list DELETE mine

2002-10-28 Thread David Freeman
Dooohh, Dear List; I have used the delete key as instructed...it is the one my about a 100 IQ brain remembers is over there above a little and on the left a fairly long stretch, it is labeled Delete. If we all did this to the clowns that post frequent annoyances ...maybe they would all go

Re: [meteorite-list] Leaving

2002-10-28 Thread David Freeman
Dear Jonathan, Many of us have talked about meteorites for years. When something new comes along, we get all excited and talk then. In the mean time we just torment each other like workers in the adult work place because we are bored waiting for something new to talk about. If you could have

[meteorite-list] IQ: OT

2002-10-28 Thread Waldron Cluett
Good evening All... As I remember from being an art teacher, the Standard IQ examination tests only 6 of the over 120 right brain'slinear thinkingfunctions like adding numbers, socially bias questions,etc. and NONE of the left brain attributes...where there are more than 90...like art, poetry,

[meteorite-list] It's Amateur Night in Space

2002-10-28 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/solar_system/features/neo.cfm It's Amateur Night in Space Contact: JPL/Charli Schuler (818) 354-3965 October 22, 2002 See also a Flash animation called 'Keeping An Eye on Space Rocks': http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/templates/flash/neo/neo.htm How would you like to

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest#8

2002-10-28 Thread LJnewpers
May be too late for this, been out of town. Where would I go? To an area of Chile which I cannot disclose for obvious reasons. Overnight a mine road was peppered with numerous craters ranging from several inches to nearly eight feet in diameter and as much as three feet deep, with substantial

Re: [meteorite-list] pariah of the list

2002-10-28 Thread GeoZay
My IQ... somewhere between 160 - 200. I think the 200 is about right. But .. in your eyes..I will always be a fool. I don't think having a high IQ means one couldn't be a fool...perhaps an intelligent fool, but a fool all the same. GeoZay __

Re: [meteorite-list] pariah of the list

2002-10-28 Thread Mark Miconi
I am sending this to the listit is part of what I sent to Rosie after reading this post. I am by far not the smartest person on this list, nor do I have all the answers...I do know that there is NOT a single individual on this list that can claim either of those titles. I have always

Re: [meteorite-list] pariah of the list

2002-10-28 Thread mafer
I think IQ is over rated and misused. Most times, people aren't judged by how smart they are, but how foolish they act. The guy driving the BMW 750IL while talking on his cell phone and reading a prospectus during rush hour traffic at 50 mph is the perfect example. He'll possibly do very well on

Re: [meteorite-list] pariah of the list

2002-10-28 Thread mafer
Hi List Ok, I gots a pondering problem. And I'd like some feedback. I've tried to etch some irons I have, to no avail, yet. I would like to know if anyone has etched their own, and how polished are the slices? I've tried one I recieved that was polished very brightly, and it is now just dull. So,