Hi Jeff, I suppose the next step in reporting will be to just interview someone who LOOKS like a professor and label them as such. I mean, it "looks like a meteorite" appears to mean "it IS a meteorite". Hope you're doing well, Jeff. Bob
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Jeff Kuyken <[email protected]> wrote: > I did the same Bob. Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw he was in > Archaeology and not geology. Frustrating isn't it! > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob King" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:55 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Man Finds Heart-Shaped Meteorite In > Greeley"(Colorado) > > >> Michael and friends, >> The level of reporting on the channel 9 news link is appalling. I >> looked up their source, Dr. Brunswig, and he's a professor of >> archaeology. While certainly a noble profession, it's clear he's >> uniformed about meteorites. Neither the TV station nor the newspaper >> reporter bothered to say what he was a professor of. I know these >> poorly-done reports come out all the time, but it irks me because I >> work at a newspaper, and getting the facts right and phrasing the >> information accurately matters so much. By the way, does anybody have >> an idea what the rock really is? >> Bob >> >> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Michael Murray <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I like the 26 miles per second bit! I bet he would have appreciated it >>> too >>> if it had been the real deal. >>> On Jun 18, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Paul H. wrote: >>> >>>> Rare heart-shaped meteorite turns up in man's backyard >>>> by Mike Peters, Greeley Tribune, June 12, 2011‎ >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20110612/NEWS/706129976/1002&parentprofile=1001 >>>> >>>> The meteorite found in their front yard (video of alleged meteorite) >>>> 9NEWS.com, Denver, June 13, 2011‎ >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.9news.com/news/article/203183/188/The-meteorite-found-in-their-front-yard- >>>> >>>> Man Finds Heart-Shaped Meteorite In Greeley >>>> KMGH, Denver - ‎Jun 13, 2011‎ >>>> http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28221631/detail.html >>>> >>>> Yours, >>>> >>>> Paul H. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> > > ______________________________________________ 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
