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Quotations
Really Paying Attention"I am an airline pilot with Northwest Airlines. Today on a return flight from Oslo, Norway at 39,000 feet My crew and I noticed a huge Meteor crater located in North Eastern Canada. We did not even try to estimate the diameter from our altitude but we were able to see it easily from over 50 miles away. It is located at N 6115.07 W 7328.96. Do you have any idea if this crater has been previously identified and if so do you have any amplifying information on it." [The pilot had seen New Quebec crater, which is 3.4 km in diameter.]From a student in Jakarta, Indonesia: "Once they reach the atmosphere of Earth, what happens?" From someone who caught an error of omission in the Missouri Meteorites list: "I was surprised to see Milton on the list but not Independence. Independence was purchased in 2000 and is a witnessed fall from either 1917 or 1918. The total mass weighed only 880 grams. I now have the last of the material available for sale/trade. The largest part slice weighs 38.2 grams and is crusted on three edges." From a real geologist's comments on the Meteorwrongs website: "Your pic number 49 looks exactly like slag from incomplete conversion of silver ore. It will most likely contain melted silicates, iron, etc., (see my Silver King website for general materials breakdown). In the old days, it was difficult to attain the sustained temperatures of above 2,800 F. for an hour or so in primitive "roasters", and lots of old mines have exactly this type of semi-glassy material mixed in with trash or thrown into nearby dry stream beds ("dry washes"). Now days, this type of smelting operation is illegal due to toxic fumes containing lead, mercury, sulfur and even some exotic metal traces, so smelting is down by giant corporations such as the big copper companies." "there are so many people out there who are giving out false information and are selling rocks that they are calling meteors and are ordinarry rocks that are from earth and are selling them out there and making a fortune. the earth rocks that are being sold on the net as meteors is wrong and someone should put them out of business for frauding against the public." "AS A PROSPECTOR I HAVE ENJOYED YOUR EISDOM TO SHOW AND EXPLAINE MINERALS ...SORRY YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR A LIVING..THER IS NOTHING LIKE THE HUNTING..TO AWAKEN THE SENCES AND TO BE OCCUPIED IN NATURE." "I realize a lot of things that point to a 'never finding it' scenario, but while looking for this 'ghost rock' I can find redeeming qualities. I get a good walk in. I get peace and quiet. I find interesting rocks. The Farmer gets the junk out of his fields. I am learning how to use a metal detector at the age of 44. I am learning about meteors for the first time in my life. I am realizing how intriguing their nostalgia is. I am sleeping better each time I come home from a section of field on both a physical and mental aspect." |
