Re: [meteorite-list] Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite
Pretty good production work (I saw Star Wars one time, and thoroughly enjoyed the epic award-winning animation Bolt (you've all gotta see it...its great!)...yet s many posts I'm not going to wade through them all. Meteorite in the room question (which probably has already been posted): what happened to the stone? If I'm Mr. Skydiver Guy, I'd follow it. Just sayin' -Original Message- From: Michael Farmer Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 3:12 PM To: Galactic Stone Ironworks Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite The internet is filled with production quality fake videos and stunts. Anyone with a $2000 Mac and a go-pro and some editing software can work magic these days. Why is this one any more believable than the kid who said he had his head cut by a meteorite? The news eats this crap up as fast as it can, yet when real meteorites fall, usually zero interest. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com wrote: I would be more impressed if a scuba diver was struck by a meteorite. ;) - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - On 4/3/14, Chris Peterson c...@alumni.caltech.edu wrote: Yes, although with his shoot deployed, he's probably traveling fairly slowly with respect to terminal velocity. Chris *** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com On 4/3/2014 2:13 PM, Michael Mulgrew wrote: On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Chris Peterson wrote: I'd put the terminal velocity for a stone of that apparent size between 50 and 100 m/s. Say, between 100 and 200 mph (and I'd lean towards the lower end given the tumbling). The sky divers are falling, so the relative speed between them and the rock would be even less than the rock's terminal velocity. Michael in so. Cal. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite
Never know wing-suit divers to ride tandem, either. -Original Message- From: rickm...@earthlink.net Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 5:08 PM To: Michael Farmer ; Galactic Stone Ironworks Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite Pretty good production work (I saw Star Wars one time, and thoroughly enjoyed the epic award-winning animation Bolt (you've all gotta see it...its great!)...yet s many posts I'm not going to wade through them all. Meteorite in the room question (which probably has already been posted): what happened to the stone? If I'm Mr. Skydiver Guy, I'd follow it. Just sayin' -Original Message- From: Michael Farmer Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 3:12 PM To: Galactic Stone Ironworks Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite The internet is filled with production quality fake videos and stunts. Anyone with a $2000 Mac and a go-pro and some editing software can work magic these days. Why is this one any more believable than the kid who said he had his head cut by a meteorite? The news eats this crap up as fast as it can, yet when real meteorites fall, usually zero interest. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com wrote: I would be more impressed if a scuba diver was struck by a meteorite. ;) - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - On 4/3/14, Chris Peterson c...@alumni.caltech.edu wrote: Yes, although with his shoot deployed, he's probably traveling fairly slowly with respect to terminal velocity. Chris *** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com On 4/3/2014 2:13 PM, Michael Mulgrew wrote: On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Chris Peterson wrote: I'd put the terminal velocity for a stone of that apparent size between 50 and 100 m/s. Say, between 100 and 200 mph (and I'd lean towards the lower end given the tumbling). The sky divers are falling, so the relative speed between them and the rock would be even less than the rock's terminal velocity. Michael in so. Cal. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] New fall
Nice, YES! Congrats Michael and Melodye! Precious, Richard Rick Bob Montgomery -Original Message- From: Robert Woolard Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 3:21 PM To: Michael Farmer Cc: Meteorite List Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New fall Alright! Alright! Alright! A super big CONGRATS. DADDY. ( That's a name you're gonna love hearing that new fall make not all that far in the future). Very best wishes to you and Melodye. Give her a big hug for me. So happy for you both. Can't wait to meet Evan! ( When are you taking him on his first meteorite hunting trip??? ;-) Robert Woolard Sent from my iPad On Mar 20, 2014, at 3:45 PM, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: New fall in Tucson AZ! Evan Reese Farmer 6 lb 13 oz. Born 20 March 2014 1157 am. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Holding meteorites for pictures
Well, Floyd, wouldn't it be better to preserve fraudulent fingerprints rather than wear gloves ??? Or did I misunderstand your point? -Original Message- From: Floyd Griffith Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:52 PM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Holding meteorites for pictures Hello and good day from sunny Parker, Colorado, USA I was looking at the ebay listing of one of the list members that I know and I had a thought. That alone is scary. Anyway, the meteorite sample that was for sale was pictured. What I noticed was how well I could see the finger prints, when he was holding the sample. I went through his listings and determined that if I wanted to, I could obtain a full set if his fingerprints. This I thought was concerning enough to bring to all on the list. If one was inclined to fake the Identification of someone, it would be nice to have a set of fingerprints. Easy to prevent, wear gloves. Best to all, Floyd Griff Griffith IMCA 2510 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Digest Volume 131 Issue 19 (and apersonal note)
Awesome post Kevin! -Original Message- From: Kevin Kichinka Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:41 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Digest Volume 131 Issue 19 (and apersonal note) Team Meteorite: A little (no,a lot) off-topic, but I need some help celebrating an important personal moment. I will comment on that first, then about the last 'edition' of the meteorite-list. While I am proud to be an American and always will carry that passport, the small Central American nation of Costa Rica is where I prefer to live. I like to climb to the edge of gently erupting volcanoes, trek through deep green forest where the sky-scraping trees are the theater for a concert of rare bird song, while living among gentle people who live for adventure. The women are really hot, too. Back story - It's been twenty-nine years since I first stepped foot here, twice since 1990 that I've jumped the high hoops to become a 'Rentista' (a type of provisional resident) so I could stay here, although with stipulations. After some years of maintaining that status, one can apply to be a 'permanent resident', and its been ten months since I applied to live here forever. It's 'home' now. Were there no problems, I should have achieved this status last September. There were no problems, I just needed a bureaucrat's signature. In January I petitioned the Supreme Court to force a decision. Moments ago, this message arrived from my attorney, Lic. JJ Valerio Hello Kevin, Very good news, you are now a Permanent Resident in Costa Rica. I went to Immigration today and I got the resolution. I hope you be on time with the payments of the CCSS because we will need it to get the new Residency ID. I'm very happy about this. But while I'm a mile of smiles chuckling at the intensity of 'the moment', there's more, because just before this email arrived, I read the last 'digest' of the m-list. I got sentimental. Note to Team Meteorite - For privacy reasons (see 'NSA'), I don't participate in FaceBook. I was immediately spell-bound reading Alan Rubin's riveting discussion of the origins of CK's, and his conclusion of no separate parent body. Alan has helped me many times during days past when I contributed to 'Meteorite' and that help is not forgotten. I read his article twice to make sure I understood it. Fantastic! I doubt that such work is found on Facebook. I have not yet had the privilege of working or exchanging messages with Carl Agee, who's attitude (and love?) of mets I perceive to be like some collector-genius. His dissertation of 'UNG's' and Mercury meteorites was like everything else he contributes to this venue, it increased my knowledge in the field. Perfect. I doubt that such work is found on Facebook. Mike G has evolved to become a 'voice', an 'opinion leader' and tonight he asks relevant questions that merge the lines between collectors and researchers about pairings of a strange orphan met 'without a home' wondering why it is so darn expensive! Super Sonny shares another one of his incredible US finds, a scattering of OC's using dice in situ for size comparison -he rolled all Lucky Sevens , not a 'Snake Eyes' in sight- and Paul Gessler offers a witty comment calling it 'desert pavement'. Bob Verish, Tom Randall and even 'Steve Arnold (Chicago) make guest appearances 'this issue', not to forget relative 'newbie' Shawn Alan. But the list would be lifeless without the spirit of Herr Bernd Pauley, the guiding light of meteorite collectors worldwide. And here he is tonight, all 69 years of him, sitting in his rocker, a comforter in his lap, wife Pauline shuffling into the living room offering a cup of hot chocolate stirred with a cinamon stick, Bernd sits in front of the fireplace tapping out his message to us on a iPad (Will you still need me, will you still feed me...) I would be remiss not to mention the almost twenty years (!?) that my best buddy and fellow Nakhla Noogie Ron Baalke has served our community with constant updates on the American space mission. Thanks to Ron, we have all journeyed to Mars, starting with the first lander, Pathfinder, on July 4, 1997. We crossed our fingers while another spacecraft neared Comet Temple, another craft succesfully inspecting 4Vesta we've gone just about everywhere together in the Solar System thanks to Ron. That's something special. And he loves (dead) dogs, too. I doubt that such work is found on Facebook. But I broke out in that LOL when Senor Garcia wondered who the heck was 'Proud Tom'? I know Ruben, but if I tell you I'll have to re-crystallize all your L3.05 chondrites... Lastly, Art offers this venue that we all come out and play in. Long may we play. Bueno. Una fiesta ahora comenzarán en mi casa en la celebración de mi residencia permanente en la hermosa Costa Rica. (Good. A party now starts in my house in celebration of
Re: [meteorite-list] Proud Tom?
And, as this was before my time, Anne has properly given the perspective the correct duethanks Anne...and notice that Cap't is not responding, a worthy position. Usually this is where Art slaps us and says enough! -Original Message- From: Anne Black Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:07 PM To: rubengarcia85...@gmail.com ; alex.sei...@gmx.net Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com ; art.jo...@iscs.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Proud Tom? I don't know who it was either. And yes, Ruben, I don't need to know. The whole thing was rude, crude, insulting to women and to lots of members of the MetList. I hope that person has left the Meteorite World and is still deeply ashamed. Yes, Mr. Blood had something to do with it, and I hope he is not proud of it. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com To: Alexander Seidel alex.sei...@gmx.net Cc: MeteorList Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com Sent: Thu, Mar 13, 2014 4:41 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Proud Tom? Do tell Senor Capitan, Inquiring minds want to know. It's so funny how many emails I've had off list with list members also wanting to know his identity, and asking if I've been told privately. Well, with the notable exception of one very honest lady in Colorado - who couldn't care less. No one has told me privately and so I still don't know who it was. However, It seems that everyone remembers Mr Blood having a hand in it to some degree. Come on Cap'n spill it.. On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 3:30 PM, Alexander Seidel alex.sei...@gmx.net wrote: The so-called Cap´n knows the whole story and can tell all the answers that you are longing for. By the way: it wasn´t the best chapter in the history of this famous list: it had it´s time, way back then, but then again things move(d) on to much more serious issues, which was/is good. Alex Berlin/Germany Gesendet: Donnerstag, 13. März 2014 um 23:10 Uhr Von: Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com An: Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com Cc: MeteorList Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Proud Tom? Hi all, Yup, I was wrong! If Art doesn't know it must be a good secret - I thought I alone was in the dark. On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com wrote: Hi Ruben, Gary, and List; I remember there were several theories at the time, but I never heard anything definitive. -Art -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Ruben Garcia Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 3:05 PM To: Gary Fujihara Cc: MeteorList Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Proud Tom? Hi, I guess I was wrong, I've had several private emails and no one seems to know - or disclose if they do know. On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Gary Fujihara fuj...@mac.com wrote: Hey Ruben, I remember Proud Tom. I always thought there was a pirate behind the persona (but I could be wrong). gary On Mar 13, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com wrote: Hello(tap, tap, tap) Is this thing on? Can anyone one hear me? Come on, I know someone out there knows. On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Now that it's probably been at least 10 years since Proud Tom's last appearance would someone please tell me (publicly or privately) who was behind that persona? I may be the only list member that still remembers him and his antics who doesn't know who was behind it. -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites Inc. PO Box 4175, Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 640-9161 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list
Re: [meteorite-list] Cornucopia of chondrules
Martin, Bernd et al, Wonderful photos, and I immediately wondered the same thing. As a painter of faux (not reality) chondrules, I have steered away from pyroxene so far simply because I want to explore grays and black-and-white before tackling the radial chondrule. (The big picture includes larger works with types 3-4-5, eventually into achondritic fantasy-land). Bernd, you have shed some valuable light! If I am concluding correctly: thicker slices in TS can cross into higher order colors for pyroxene? Ah! This will be my excuse if I am confronted with a colorfully painted pyroxene element by the true meteoriticist! I will strive to be true to the accepted dimension however. So, meanwhile, Martin, can you share info on the depth of your slice-photos? Sincerely, Richard Rick Bob Montgomery -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 2:06 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Cornucopia of chondrules Martin writes: I have now made an attempt to identify the different chondrules, hoping some folk with much more knowledge than me can chime in and correct my mistakes! Hello Martin, Rob, and List, Martin, congrats on your colorful thin section photos! Well, colour is the problem I see myself faced with when looking at your thin section pics. They look almost too colourful. Are you sure the section has the proper thickness of 30µm (= 0.03 mm)? Here are my numbers for your thin section pics so you and the other list members know which pic I'm referring to: 1--2--3 4--5--6 7--8--9 10--11--12 13 Now, #1 does look like an RP chondrule at first sight but if it is a radial pyroxene chondrule, the interference colours are too high. They should be first order, i.e., gray or grayish-white. Either the TS doesn't have the proper thickness or we are looking at something else: the high interference colors would speak in favour of a deformed (?) BO chondrule with slender bars. Chondrule #10: same problem! Provided the IF colours are correct, this is another BO chondrule. If it is an RP chondrule, the interference colours are wrong. My NWA 5730 has lots of metal-rimmed chondrules, FeNi is troilite-rimmed, porphyritic chondrules are abundant, numerous porphyritic chondrules harbor light-green translucent hypersthene crystals + a gray clayey-looking broken chondrule (d = 5.1 mm). I wonder if it is something carbonaceous or if it experienced some kind of silicate darkening. Best wishes from the owner of a 21.4 gr endcut that I got from Rob in 2011! Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid
Hi LIST! Okay, this'll spark, I'm sure. How did Gujba form? Richard Rick Bob Montgomery -Original Message- From: almi...@localnet.com Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 4:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid Greetings all, One problem in my opinion, is having too many areas (websites) for the meteorite subject considering the amount of people who are actually involved in Meteorites. It would be different if there were an active million people wanting to discuss the subject. I also think some of the posts here are redundant and people are capable of looking up their own information without someone posting multipal times a week on an area that most of us go and search anyway. It wouldn't be a bad idea to post once every two three months for new comers. Art, rather than charge for ads (although that would stop the chronic ad posters), require people to post an informative meteorite post before they can post an ad (still only one time a week). Post as many informative post as you want. (that's a new concept here) We also need ideas and someone to stimulate posts. Perhaps by having a helper of Art's to post a suggested topic each week we could discuss. Could also be once a month. Don't know about the rest of everyone but I was very busy the last two years and have not been able to post much here. I usually read books on the subject and post ideas here when I am done reading to get discussion going. The list does need to be monitored to keep it at a certain respectable level. Just some ideas. --AL Mitterling Mitterling Meteorites 25 years as a dealer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
