[meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-31 Thread Metorman46
Whe! Bill something like that could mess up your mind.Couldn't it?Sure would mine,if i had one.ha!Good story,brings back childhood memories.What a time we had. Best Regards;Herman Archer. ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Randy Korotev
At 14:24 29-07-07 Sunday, you wrote: There isn't any scientifically documented instances (that I know of) where meteorites have cause fires. Here's one such documented story about simultaneous ground fires associated with a meteor: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1882.pdf

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Michael Farmer
Interesting, but I certainly do not believe that a meteorite can start a fire, unless it ruptures a gas tank or something like that. Michael Farmer --- Randy Korotev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 14:24 29-07-07 Sunday, you wrote: There isn't any scientifically documented instances (that I know

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread PolandMET
I have information that Baszkowka was hot when it was found. -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM +48(607)535 195 [ Member of Polish

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Chris Peterson
http://www.cloudbait.com - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Randy Korotev [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Interesting, but I

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Mal Bishop
- Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Randy Korotev [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Interesting, but I certainly do not believe that a meteorite can

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Charlie Devine
Hello Robert and list, Robert wrote: If you touch something that is extremely cold (such as dry ice), you feel a burning sensation. Too much cold becomes too hot. Robert further wrote: I wonder if people who claim that meteorites were hot to the touch, were

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Michael Farmer
Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Randy Korotev [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Interesting, but I certainly do not believe that a meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Mark Crawford
Spoilsport ;-) Michael Farmer wrote: Of course, crater-forming meteorites would start fires, I mean meteorite falls in general. Crater- forming extinction-causing meteorites are not what I am talking about. __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread lebofsky
Hi All: My two cents. We had are usual asteroid lunch today (discuss them and other related topics, not eat them). I brought up this topic. Among others there was me, an asteroid person (used to do them modeling of asteroids and, yes, they are cold inside since the typical asteroid probably

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Mal Bishop
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Interesting, but I certainly do not believe that a meteorite can start a fire, unless it ruptures a gas tank or something like that. Michael Farmer __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Mark Crawford
A gag I read 30 years ago in a kids' science book - I've tried it - it's now non-PC, but it works. Take a small piece of ice from the freezer. Find a stooge. Light a cigarette. Tell stooge he/she is perfectly safe. Turn stooge away from you. Very briefly apply ice to back of stooge's

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Jerry
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Hi All: My two cents. We had are usual asteroid lunch today (discuss them and other related topics, not eat them). I brought up this topic. Among others there was me, an asteroid person (used

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Chris Peterson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Hi All: My two cents. We had are usual asteroid lunch today (discuss them and other related topics, not eat them). I brought up

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Charlie Devine
Hi all, Larry wrote: By the way, they had never heard of the (very good) suggestion that a person touching a very cold meteorite may actually think that the burning sensation is heat and not cold. The testimony of a young witness to Forest City certainly provides food

[meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Bill
Hi all, I can relate to the way the mind could confuse hot and cold. When I was very young my older brother convinced me that I had to undergo an initiation in order to hang out with him and his pals. The victim, me, was blindfolded and told that a small burn would be made on my chest with a

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Michael Farmer
Now that is funny! I can't even imagine the fear you must have felt. My brother just used to slap me upside my head. Michael Farmer --- Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I can relate to the way the mind could confuse hot and cold. When I was very young my older brother convinced me that

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-29 Thread AL Mitterling
Hi Alex, Elton, Sterling and all, Nininger did a number of investigations where people picked up meteorites soon after the fall. His conclusions were they were cold to the touch (a number of them frosted over) after falling. Seems however there is always an exception to the rule and this seem

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-29 Thread Robert Woolard
Mike, Al, etc., With the assumed-evidence of frost forming on some freshly observed falls, and the seemingly logical assumption behind the physics of heat-transfer-rates vs the relatively short time a falling meteor travels at hyper velocity, I tend to believe that meteorites are probably cold

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-29 Thread PolandMET
With the assumed-evidence of frost forming on some freshly observed falls, and the seemingly logical assumption behind the physics of heat-transfer-rates vs the relatively short time a falling meteor travels at hyper velocity, I tend to believe that meteorites are probably cold to the touch when

[meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Farmer
Ok, here is a good starting discussion topic for this meteorite fall. We had people in two of the four homes hit who picked up the meteorites within seconds of the impact. Cali#003 and Cali#004. Both people said that the pieces were very cold, so cold they quickly put them down. These people

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-28 Thread PolandMET
Ok, here is a good starting discussion topic for this meteorite fall. We had people in two of the four homes hit who picked up the meteorites within seconds of the impact. Cali#003 and Cali#004. Both people said that the pieces were very cold, so cold they quickly put them down. These people

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-28 Thread Alexander Seidel
-0700 (PDT) Von: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Ok, here is a good starting discussion topic for this meteorite fall. We had people in two of the four homes hit who picked up the meteorites

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Farmer
) Von: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Ok, here is a good starting discussion topic for this meteorite fall. We had people in two of the four homes hit who picked up

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2007-07-28 Thread Sterling K. Webb
PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:18 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Mike, your comment was obviously triggered by my earlier post to the list this day. I always thought stones of a meteorite fall would be rather cold

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2007-07-28 Thread Mr EMan
One of the New England falls( Weston CT?) was reported to have formed a frost rind. Elton --- Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How many other meteorites have been reported to be very cold? I know that Hvittis and St Michel if I recall were said to have frost on them almost immediately

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-28 Thread Alexander Seidel
-0500 Von: Sterling K. Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: Alexander Seidel [EMAIL PROTECTED], Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED], meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Dear Alex, Mike, List, Alex said: several posts about

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-28 Thread Mr EMan
If memory serves--One on the Martian stones was analyzed for its magnetic orientation and the reset of its magnetic field post fall and was found to never have reached 140°F deeper than 3-5 mm, indicating very little heat transfer to the interior and only a shallow intrusion. During the ablation

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-28 Thread Sterling K. Webb
- Original Message - From: Mr EMan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! If memory serves--One on the Martian stones was analyzed

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-28 Thread Chris Peterson
@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold! Dear Alex, Mike, List, Alex said: several posts about this on the list in the past... Mexico Doug has done more work on this than anyone else I can think of. Go