Some things to consider about world records, Diamonds, which are millions of time less rare than Moon rocks here on Earth have similar records since they are sometimes prepared. There are raw weight records and finished cut weight weight records for diamonds. Then the record books go as far as breaking them down into colors. There is even a record for the largest piece ever to be put on public display. Just because a diamond was cut doesn't destroy its old raw weight record. Nowhere are their intermediate weights recorded during diamond preparation in the record books. A slab can also be a complete slice if it is considered the finished product by the cutter and not in an intermediate stage of preparation. A slice or slab which was broken during cutting is not a complete slice at all.
If a race care is destroyed sometime after setting a world record, its records will still stand so long as it was officially recorded. If somebody breaks down a complete Moon rock slice, then any records the complete slice once held are still valid so long as they were officially recorded before breaking down the piece. . World records are tracked to the point of being excessive in sports. These records will stand until officially broken by somebody else regardless of what happens to the athlete. In the case of Moon rocks, NWA 5000 has broken numerous world records but I refuse to get into them all here on the List. I talk about a single record set by somebody other than myself which has been confirmed and all I get is grief from a few jealous parties. As far as a promotional stunt goes, I never promoted myself while I held the record for cutting the world's largest complete slice. I talked very little about NWA 5000 over the years here on the List. I could have promoted it to the point of irritation but refused to do so. NWA 5000 will stand on its own with no hype necessary so I am almost sorry for mentioning one of many world records it holds. Adam . ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
