Hi Michael, I cringe every time I see a media outlet attach a dollar value to a meteorite.
I cringed twice when I saw Fox News carrying the story. Best regards, MikeG On 2/3/10, Michael Groetz <[email protected]> wrote: > List- > Maybe many of the rest of you don't feel this way- but to me it > generally seems the news media and television shows are more concerned > about a quick buck rather than the science and appreciation for > meteorites for what they are- treasures from space that you can hold > in your hand. > It seems like initially meteorites are viewed as something special > and usually wind up "How much is it worth?" after buyers roll in. > The doctor in this case tried to maintain the scientific value for > all to appreciate while helping the people of Haiti. Then the $$$ was > thrown at them and greed seems to be winning out. > Sorry for the frustration. > Mike > > http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/03/meteorite-worth-thousands-stirs-ownership-debate/ > ______________________________________________ > 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 > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Gilmer http://www.galactic-stone.com http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________ 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
