"the media focuses too much on the monetary aspect of meteorite collecting. It out weighs any educational benefit this type of show may have provided" (Adam Hupé)
I couldn't agree with you more, Adam Best regards Martin -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Adam Hupe <[email protected]> Gesendet: 22.03.2010 17:59:56 An: Adam <[email protected]> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 22, 2010 >A lot of viewers are clinging to the hope they will become overnight >millionaires. Most of them will not listen when you tell them their prized new >"Moon rock" is a piece of quartz or their new "Pallasite" is nothing more then >slag. They will become increasingly angry when you try to explain why. They >know it is real because it looks just like the one they saw on TV and will not >be told otherwise. > >I do not even respond any more as I do not like to be put in a position as the >bay guy who has to break the news that their worthless rock will not make them >the latest millionaire. This is what happens when the media focuses too much >on the monetary aspect of meteorite collecting. It out weighs any educational >benefit this type of show may have provided. The state Washington and Oregon >suddenly announced their no collecting policy on federal land; the timing is >uncanny. A lot of scam artists will also attach themselves if the smell of >easy money is present. One just has to look at the most expensive >"meteorites" on eBay to see this effect. Now, there is always a few fakes >listed in the top dollar page. > >I would hate to see meteorite hunting/collecting go the way treasure hunting >did 25 years ago when the avocation almost went extinct, mainly due to the >press. Professional treasure hunters now avoid the press when values are put >up. Just look at the Mel Fisher group who had to fight for a decade to keep a >good portion of their major find due to the fact the press attached a billion >dollar price tag to it. Everybody seemed to have a claim on it when they >didn't lift a finger to find it. The press made it look easy when in fact Mel >suffered many hardships including the loss of his sons life. > > >Best Regards, > >Adam > > > > > >----- Original Message ---- >From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 6:20:26 AM >Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 22, 2010 > >http:www.rocksfromspace.org/March_22_2010.html > > > > >--- > > > > > > > >Thumbed On My BlackBerry >______________________________________________ >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 ______________________________________________ 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
