Hi all, I agree completely with Darren! For the most part, I don't use the term "Hammer" when I sell one of my finds anyway. I'll use a description instead - This meteorite was found on a grave or hit a tree or yard.
For those who've asked, my West meteorite found on a grave is not for sale as it was my very first West find. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Darren Garrison <cyna...@charter.net> wrote: > From: Darren Garrison <cyna...@charter.net> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 3:33 PM > On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:24:45 -0700, > you wrote: > > >Suppose a meteorite fragment struck the Hoover Dam and > was recovered? > >Would that be considered a hammer or no? > > See, that's the problem with a nebulous term. There > are lots of ways to build a > dam-- pile up dirt, use field stones (with some sort of > sealant/mortar in the > gaps), use sand bags, use bricks, use logs (again, with a > sealant), use poured > concrete... > > Let's say, for the sake of argument, hitting a poured > concrete dam (like the > Hoover) DOES make a hammer-- but hitting an earthen dam > DOES NOT make a hammer. > Okay, that has established upper and lower limits of > hammerdom-- but at what > point in the grade from dirt to concrete does the > artificially-built dam become > "artificial enough" to be concidered a hammerable > object? When does the bloom > become Michael's tomato? > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
