[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Red Dry Lake Contributed by: Larry Atkins http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse
Dear Martin, Doug, and List, Thank you guys for your positive assessment on Toulouse. This is really a friendly and pleasant city with an interesting mix of old stuff and high technology. I'm very happy to live here, good people, good climate, good food and many things to do around. Here is the original paper on the toad-storm close to Toulouse, I didn't know this interesting story: http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k2962t People in Catalogne, not far from Toulouse, cook snails on barbecue, try a google-image search on cargolade and bon appetit! There will likely be some pictures of the exhibition on the French Meteorite Superforum: http://meteorites.superforum.fr/t4834-exposition-bicentenaire-de-chute-de-la-meteorite-de-toulouse Here is an appetizer, the stone from the Museum in Geneva: http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/204/toulousegenve.jpg Cheers, Renaud Selon MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com: Dear List, Dr. Mathieu, and Martin; Martin, if you do or anyone does make it there, please remember your friends on the list who won't have the opportunity to vacation or visit the lovely southern latuitudes of France and post us a nice picture for the admiring meteorite-list of this historical group of stones. So much to do on vacation there - see this Toulouse meteorite exhibit, then go to the Space Center and Space City, the Kennedy Space Center analog and lots more, of France. Watch out if you take the low road, as nearby Toulouse was the site of a Toad-storm from an inclement thundering sky, Two shocked horsemen had to put on their overcoats while being Toad-hammered, and gallop out of their as fast as they could, to reach a stage coach also on the way to Toulouse that witnessed the event, saw many small toads still on the unfortunate horsemen's cloaks and when it passed through the spot trampled many thousands of toads of all sizes. (I wonder if the meteorite in any way biased this report?) A rain of escargot snails might have been more comical for France, but maybe they were toads, frogs, whatever -- after all the toadstorm was 1834 and even today frogs and toads are varied and not recognized by science as distinct animals. Fried frogs are a delicious part of French cuisine that is required to try for all Beefeaters attending the exposition ;-) Kindest wishes Doug -Original Message- From: karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de To: rm31 r...@free.fr; Meteorite-list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sun, Apr 8, 2012 7:31 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse Congratulations, Dr. Mathieu, on having organised this very interesting exhibition. The beautiful city of Toulouse, la « ville rose », is always worth a visit ! I'll try to visit this exhibition this summer! Best wishes Martin Von: r...@free.fr An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse Datum: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:11:07 +0200 Hi List, I'm pleased to invite you to the conference and exhibition for the bicentenary of the fall of the meteorite of Toulouse, april 10th 1812. The exhibition will remain until september 2nd. This event is the materialization of 2 1/2 year of historical and scientific researches. It benefited from the early support of the Museum of Toulouse (SW France). Most of the main samples of the fall, loaned by the Museums of New York, Chicago, Geneva, London, Vienna, Stockholm, Troyes, Paris, and from the University of Tuebingen will be reunited close to their place of fall, 200 years later to be shown to the public. http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2373/invitationmtoritedetoul.jpg J'ai le plaisir de vous inviter à la conference et a l'exposition qui auront lieu au Museum de Toulouse, en celebration du bicentenaire de la chute de la meteorite dite de Toulouse, le 10 avril 1812. L'exposition durera jusqu'au 2 septembre. Cet evenement est la concretisation de deux ans et demi de recherches historiques et scientifiques. Il est le fruit de la collaboration entre l'auteur et le Museum de Toulouse et a beneficie de l'apport de dizaines de contributeurs. Fait exceptionnel: les principaux specimens de la meteorite de Toulouse, pretes par les Museums of New York, Chicago, Geneve, Londres, Vienne, Stockholm, Troyes, Paris, et par l'Universite de Tuebingen seront à nouveau réunis à Toulouse 200 ans plus tard pour être montres au public! R. Mathieu geologist __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Postfach fast voll? Jetzt kostenlos E-Mail Adresse @t-online.de sichern und endlich
Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse
List: While we're discussing frog legs...may I show you three incredible frogs I photographed in the Amazon that you might not want to deep fry - even with garlic? I rented a research station deep in South America's Amazon jungle to find and photograph Poison Dart Frogs. Said to be the most poisonous creatures on the planet, they have enough poison in the glands of their backs to kill 10 men and are still traditionally rubbed on native darts to nail large game - mostly monkeys. Here's the deal - once you cook the meat, this most toxic poison in the natural world is rendered harmless! This frog was smaller than your pinky fingernail, fully mature, and living in a beautiful jungle orchid...and it is said these rare and beautiful creatures are the most poisonous creatures on the planet. My native guide brought me to the edge of the raging Napo River to find this one - http://www.flickr.com/photos/26628652@N08/6915136704/in/photostream Jet black, gold metal-flake and green spotted pants... http://www.flickr.com/photos/26628652@N08/7061218577/in/photostream In 6 weeks of thrashing about in the transition zone between river jungle and cloudforest (an environment that will actually begin to eat you if you stand still) we found 3 poison dart frogs...all smaller than your thumbnail. Below is the Blue-Belly hunting ants on his palm leaf... http://www.flickr.com/photos/26628652@N08/7061218577/in/photostream Color? Here's a Ruby poison frog...they eat ants, spiders, scorpions and store the poison in glands on their backs...they hunt during the day, because all predators learn to leave them alone. http://www.flickr.com/photos/26628652@N08/6915134912/in/photostream And a high-speed cobra knock-off...the Musarana...he's bright red only during the third year of his life...the rest of the time he's black! http://www.flickr.com/photos/26628652@N08/7061216367/in/photostream Thanks for allowing me to show you these jewels of the jungle...they are dangerous and doggone hard to find --- I think I'll go hunt cold falls!! Jonathan Abel __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Born Toulouse...
List... Since a good many folks had trouble opening the Poison Dart Frog photographs, I created a single-click website with them and fired my old album site... I like this a bunch better... http://poisondartfrog.shutterfly.com/pictures/14 Jonathan P.S. To reply to some listee questions - the alkaloids in the frogs' skin has the same effect as curare, though I believe it is different (I'm not a professional, just a nature lover/wildlife photographer). Scientists from the Museum of Natural History went out to study them and found 300 new alkaloids (a lot of free chemistry) and dozens of unknown poison dart frog subspecies...and now that we have risen to study of the rainforest canopy, we find that there may be a wider variety of undiscovered animals living there than all the species on earth we do know about. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Born Toulouse...
Jonathon, VERY cool! -Richard M - Original Message - From: Jonathan Abel abelcomp...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 2:43 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Born Toulouse... List... Since a good many folks had trouble opening the Poison Dart Frog photographs, I created a single-click website with them and fired my old album site... I like this a bunch better... http://poisondartfrog.shutterfly.com/pictures/14 Jonathan P.S. To reply to some listee questions - the alkaloids in the frogs' skin has the same effect as curare, though I believe it is different (I'm not a professional, just a nature lover/wildlife photographer). Scientists from the Museum of Natural History went out to study them and found 300 new alkaloids (a lot of free chemistry) and dozens of unknown poison dart frog subspecies...and now that we have risen to study of the rainforest canopy, we find that there may be a wider variety of undiscovered animals living there than all the species on earth we do know about. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse
Sterling, I cannot help but wonder why if there are 80,000 attendees at that frog leg festival, why are only 7,000 frog leg dinners served? Any ideas why? Ed - Original Message - From: Sterling K. Webb sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net To: elemen...@peconic.net; karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de; mexicod...@aim.com; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Anne Black impact...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 9:17 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse Anne, and assorted frog fanciers, While Turkish frogs in France are delicious, I'm sure, there are frog legs nearer to hand, or at least nearer to Colorado (with its very lamentable lack of swamps). The Frog Leg Festival in Fellsmere, Florida, a 4 day event every year in January, has more that 80,000 attendees and serves over 7000 frog leg dinners. You can get frog legs more or less everywhere along the Gulf coast from Florida to Texas, with a certain rivalry between the state of Florida and the environs of New Orleans as to the relative superiority of their respective frog legs Frog legs are available anywhere along the lower and central Mississippi River valley as well. I loan you my gig if you want to get you some... In 1907, James Scott even wrote a Frog Legs Rag, published in St. Louis: http://library.umkc.edu/spec-col/club-kaycee/JAZZNOTE/froglegs.htm Sterling K. Webb -- - Original Message - From: Anne Black impact...@aol.com To: elemen...@peconic.net; sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net; karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de; mexicod...@aim.com; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse A few years ago, I had some near Lyon. I was told they came from Turkey. They were quite good, of course with a garlic and white wine sauce. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com Vice-President of IMCA www.IMCA.cc -Original Message- From: Michael Bross elemen...@peconic.net To: Sterling K. Webb sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net; karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de; MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com; Meteorite-list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sun, Apr 8, 2012 4:17 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse Hello Martin, Sterling and all I am not a specialist but French and loving frog legs (with garlic of course) As far as I know, we only eat frog legs, not toad legs. But more importantly, frogs and toads belong, for many years now, to the endangered species list in France, thereby, you will eat frog legs coming from Asia (which are much much bigger and much less tastier... quite disgusting actually) unless you are in one of the few areas where they are not in danger, like in Alsace... and a very very few more ! I would have to check, Toulouse might be one of them, but not sure Anyway... Enjoy your trip to Toulouse, Martin. Michael B. -- From: Sterling K. Webb sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 5:10 PM To: karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de; MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse Dear Martin, Does the hallucinogenic alkaloid of a toad's skin secretion still have an effect once they are deep-fried? The answer is YES. Bufotenin (also known as bufotenine and cebilcin), or 5-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-HO-DMT or 5-OH-DMT) has a very high boiling point of 320 C. The vapors above or below that temperature are still psychoactively potent, as are the liquid and crystal forms (melts about 146 C). Depending on the mode of administration, bufotenin is more likely to produce dangerous cardiac effects than visions. While it is possible that deep-frying would evaporate the bufotenin and hence remove most of it from the toad's skin, I'd stick with the frogs' legs, if I were you. Sterling K. Webb -- - Original Message - From: karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de To: MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse Hi Doug, don't worry. You can rely on the fact that if I manage to visit the Toulouse exhibition this summer, I will provide you all with some interesting photos. ;-) As for toads, escargots or anything else that might pour down on me, there is no worry either since I bought THIS at the last art exhibition I visited. FRITTI NIRODA - the METEORITE TRAP made out of baskets for deep fat fryers http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3403/5794279846_b9ab0fc403.jpg http://vimeo.com/24591320 I will carry it on top of a rod instead of a sunshade when being in Toulouse. ;-) I'm a bit worried though... Does the
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Re: [meteorite-list] Ad few select meteorites
Hi all
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