This nutjob posts on various astronomy forums. He thinks every rock imaged
on Mars is a fossilized liver or brain, and that meteorites are full of
fossilized bacteria. The guy is so extreme that mental illness is the only
likely excuse. There's nothing to be embarrassed about- nobody that matters
is likely to take him seriously. (I already saw a response in one forum,
pointing out that your image did not show a housefly in a meteorite; where I
saw this posting I also saw a link to your site, so anybody can go there and
see that for themselves. In fact, you should think of this as free
advertising- I found the claim so extraordinary that I followed the link and
say your excellent page, which I might otherwise have missed <g>.)
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
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Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 11:18 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] An embarrassment to us all (but mostly me)!Hi
Hi list. Some of you have pointed out the eBay seller claiming to have
human blood vessels in Martian meteorites. Cute and harmless nut?
I just stumbled onto this!
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-426479
A housefly found in a meteorite
March 30, 2010 | Taiwan | Vetting explained
This "report" is not he first time this guy has used my images and my
name
to make insane claims. But this is the first time he has said that
microphotographer (Tom Phillips), (Me), said he found a house fly in a
meteorite
slice. This is embarrassing to all meteorite collectors.
It is just a photomicrograph of a house fly to demonstrate a
microphotography technique. This is explained clearly in the Meteorite
Times article
he swiped the image from. Stating otherwise could not be an honest
error.
He has made up words and said I was the author of those words.
This guy should be banned from posting, all his posts should be removed,
and if possible his computer taken away and given to a child who knows how
to
use it.
Any ideas of how to stop this insanity would be appreciated.
My micrographs are already unconventional. I pursue more art than
science
and I ignore standard techniques used in meteorite examination. The most
obvious difference in my images is magnification levels higher than what
is
even useful in petro grade determinations. As a result, I have come up
with some unusual looking features in meteorites. When you come up with
the
unusual you have a high standard of accuracy to maintain or every thing
is
dismissed.
I did not find a house fly in a meteorite slice!!! The house fly was a
house fly slide. Part of a child's "Insects under the microscope" set.
Why are his eBay listings claiming human body parts in Martian meteorites
(very high priced) still allowed on eBay??? Does the IMCA have no
influence with eBay?
Thanks, Tom Phillips
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