It is an interesting discussion and fun too.
I have never noticed any difference between males or females interest in
meteorites when speaking in front of a general group (school class for
example).
What I have noticed is a more obsessive behaviour in males compared to
females. That doesn't have anything to do with meteorites and can be
seen in most hobbies.
... at least that is my experience.
I bought my first meteorite ten years ago, an etched Gibeon cube, when I
was on a mineral fair. A couple of days later I gave it to my girlfriend
without telling her what it was. She would get it if she could tell me
what it was.
At first I got a disgusted "A piece of rusty iron pipe!" out of her, she
expected a gemstone when I told her I bought something on that fair.
Second guess came not long after, "It's a meteorite!"
She still cherish that meteorite, she just got rid of me. :-)
For me it took another seven years until I bought my first meteorite but
now I'm just as obsessive as any male collector.
Enough now, I think I will pour a glass of wine and look at my meteorite
collection a while.
Cheers!
Göran
Ruben Garcia wrote:
Thanks Moni and Eric,
I'll be gentle, but I always am...lol
Anne says this,"And those are real women, with a
functioning brain. Right, ladies?"
Where did I infer that because men are the majority
that women are stupid?
I said I wish more women did like meteorites! Heck, I
like women more than I like meteorites and men
combined! lol
Anyway, just count them. Here's Mike Bloods meteorite
friends page. I counted 21 females out of over 220
pictures- I may be off a few as my attention wandered.
However, of the 21 some were wives and daughters (of
meteorite dealers/hunters)
That's it 21! If women were as into meteorites as guys
the tally would be much higher.
http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/MeteoriteFriends.html
Ruben Garcia
Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.mr-meteorite.com
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