A nice list member just sent me this text in an email. I've never heard this...is it true?
BARBOTAN 07.24.1790 (france) killed a man! (the man was a farmer) On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 9:29 AM, John.L.Cabassi <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael > You just beat me to Carancas :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Michael Blood > Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 1:05 AM > To: Met. Anne Black; [email protected]; Meteorite List > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stat. Speaking / killer Hammers > > > I am responding using Anne's responses, as they seemed as informative As > the best of the bunch: > > REGARDING METEORITES THAT STUCK LIVING CREATURES: > > Other than the most famous of all, the 1947 Sylacauga hitting > Hulitt Hodges and leaving a huge bruise on her side, the > photo of which is famous, there have been other documented > Hammers which nailed living critters: > > (NOTE: the list below does not include some of the biblical references > nor the Roman report of a legion being killed) > > 1860 New Concord Ohio meteorite struck and killed a colt. > > 1908 TUNGUSKA, Russia killed countless forest animals > which inevitably inhabited the remote forest which was > ripped asunder when eighty million trees were blasted, > left lying on their sides in a radial pattern over an area > of eight hundred square miles. > > 1911 Nakhla, Egypt fall reportedly killed a dog. Kevin Kichinka > wrote a thorough article concluding that the rumor was > false. However, in a series of heated debates on "The List," > Between Kevin and Ron Balke. The latter held his own, > presenting credible arguments that left at least a crack of > doubt as to the possibility of regarding the issue. (These > rousing debates can be read in the List Archives of Meteorite > Central). > > 1972 Valera is documented up the yin yang (Darryl Pitt, I believes, owns > the original, signed and notarized papers on this one). > > 1992 Dutch Meteorite Society photo of Ugandan boy struck by and > holding a 3g Mbale meteorite, the force of which had been > considerably diminished having passed through a banana tree > before striking the boy: > http://michaelbloodmeteorites.com/MbaleBoyW.jpg > > 2003 Park Forrest fall killed a minimum of 2 termites when striking > the Garza house. An entomologist attested to the death taking > place at the time of the impact. > > 2007 Carancas Peru impact shock force killed a ewe and a llama. > > > ADDENDUM: > >>5. Q. Has any animal ever found a meteorite? > 2010 Mifflin, Wisconson, a 198g stone was recovered by Sonny > Clary's dog, Brix > > Best wishes, Michael > > > On 11/19/11 6:25 PM, "Met. Anne Black" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A few answers below. >> >> Anne M. Black >> http://www.impactika.com/ >> [email protected] >> Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc. >> http://www.imca.cc/ >> >> In a message dated 11/19/2011 6:46:16 PM Mountain Standard Time, >> [email protected] writes: Hi all, >> >> >> I know there are a lot of people on this forum that know meteorite >> statistics way better than I do. So I thought I'd ask for a little >> help. In a week or two I'll be doing an interview for a brand new TV >> Show about stats - my episode will obviously be about meteorite >> statistics. With any luck these questions will go to a scientist (and >> not me) and I can just concentrate on the hunting aspect - which is >> why I'll really be there. >> >> Here are a few basic questions that I should probably know. But.... >> I'm not sure if I do. So, if you're feeling like helping - send me an >> email with the correct answers. >> >> >> 1. Q. How many meteorites hit the ground per year? >> A. On average about 1 per square mile per thousand years. About 20,000 > >> to 40,000 per year. >> >>>>>> Are you looking at the planet or ground only? 2/3 of the planet >>>>>> is >> water. >> I think I'll let rob Matson or Sterling answer that one. >> >> 2. Q. Has anyone ever been hit by a meteorite? >> A. I only know of Ann Hodges - Sylacauga, Alabama, USA >> >>>>>> A young boy was hit lightly by a Mbale fragment ricochet off a >>>>>> tree. >> There were others but mostly fiction. >> >> 3. Q. Has any animal ever been hit by a meteorite? >> A. I'm not sure... there are stories of a dog and a cow being >> hit...but? >> >>>>>> Valera did kill a cow. New Concord might have kill a young horse, > >>>>>> but >> not verifiable, and the Nakhla dog is most likely fiction. >> >> 4. Q. How often does a city ending meteorite (think Canyon Diablo) >> strike the earth? A. ? >>>>>> How often? I don't know (Sterling????) but Sikhote-Alin could >>>>>> have >> done a lot of damage if it had impacted a city. And how big does it >> have to be to be a city? >> >> 5. Q. Has any animal ever found a meteorite? >> A. Sorry, I just threw that one in to see if you were paying >> attention....lol >> >>>>>> You are on your own on that one. >> >> 6. Q. How much in weight does the earth gain per year by all the >> meteorites that enter our atmosphere? Including all, from tiny grain >> of sand meteorites to large bunker-busters. A. No clue.......... >> >>>>>> (Sterling???? Rob Matson?????) > > -- > Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more > than standing in a garage makes you a car. > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- Rock On! 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