Hi Mark, Welcome to the list.
I don't know about the particular circumstrance you are describing but pieces of the Mbale fall were reportedly ground up and eaten as a presummed cure for AIDS. -Walter Branch ----------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Grossman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 > Hello to everyone. I am a new collector and subscriber to the list. When > I > join a new list, I usually just observe for awhile before I put my foot in > the water (to avoid putting my foot in my mouth!). But I am particularly > interested in the history of meteorites, and I noted the comment about the > meteorite looking like chocolate. > > I seem to remember reading somewhere that peasants used to grind up > meteorites hundreds of years ago and eat them for their "magical" > properties. I checked Burke's history of meteorites very quickly, but > couldn't find the reference. > > Is there anyone out there that read the same thing? And I do apologize in > advance if I am saying something that everyone knows already - remember, > this is my first post. > > Thanks, now I'll go back and just watch the list postings. > > Glad to be a subscriber, and a great hobby! > > Mark Grossman > > PS - Regarding the lost meteorite, I am not at all inferring that anyone's > friends are peasants! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary K. Foote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:14 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 > > >> Now THAT is the best theory yet! :) >> >> Gary >> >> On 16 Jan 2007 at 11:52, Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge wrote: >> >> > maybe someone ate it, it does look like a piece of chocolate! >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
