Jake, List,
I'd be careful about calling someone an armchair hunter. I made that
mistake once... ;) LOL We all know how that turned out.
Yes I am very aware of the time meteorite hunters like Robert spend
chasing fireballs and other possible meteorite falls. In addition There
are MANY other hunters and many friends of mine that do take the time to
get out there and hunt. Mike Miller, and Ruben Garcia are perfect
examples. They've spent thousands and thousands of hours in the field
and combined have found thousands of meteorites yet it's still rare to
find one and not everyone has the luxury to get out there and hunt. Many
people say mistakenly that "You got lucky!" or "You're so lucky to have
found that meteorite." I'm sure many of you know that it isn't luck!
Geoff Notkin and Steve Arnold are fortunate enough to get paid to do it,
but they spent years hunting meteorites and pounding the ground to get
where they are now. Mike Farmer, Greg and Adam Hupe, Sonny Clary, Jim
Kriegh, Jim Smaller, and countless other professional meteorite hunters
have spent combined probably tens of thousands of hours pounding the
ground looking for meteorites. If you were to take the percentages of
actual successful trips and combine them all into a statistic it would
probably amount to less than 5% success rate when compared to all the
time spent in the field.
I think everyone on this list understands and would agree that
meteorites are hard to find and that not everyone has the luxury of
time, or money to gt out there and hunt even though they may really want
to and would give just about anything to do it.
Even though someone may be willing the may not be able due to certain
family and financial responsibilities.
Regards,
Eric
On 1/5/2010 12:11 PM, Jake Wayne wrote:
Hi Eric.....
I gather you keep up on these types of things considering the amount of time
and effort you have put into your great websites. Do you have any idea of the
success rate of a hunter like Robert who will go just about anywhere to chase
down a lead vs people who actually wait until a piece has been found or
confirmed?
I would imagine that Robert's success rate would be low. But at least he could
be proud to know that he was willing to do the leg work and not sit on the sofa
waiting for someone to do it for him.
Good Hunting to all willing to roll the dice.....
Jake
--- On Tue, 1/5/10, Meteorites USA<e...@meteoritesusa.com> wrote:
From: Meteorites USA<e...@meteoritesusa.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Hole in Red Rock Lounge Roof Still a Mystery?????
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 7:15 PM
Hi Gary, Matt,
Maybe you guys are simply being facetious or or skeptical.
Maybe Matt, you really didn't feel like it was worth it.
But, I believe it is worth it simply because it could have
be a meteorite! And though up to this point though none have
been found to prove that case, the evidence still suggests
it could be. I know if I could have afforded it I would go
investigate.
Did you see the photos? Read the articles, see the news
report? Either A) the bar is pulling a big hoax , or perhaps
hiding an embarrassing flub, and knocked the hole in the
roof an tile themselves, or B) a small object with a solid
mass crashed through the roof and ceiling tile.
Has anyone thought to ask the owners or bartender on duty
that night for a list of people that where there in the bar
during the even. Locals know locals and would probably be
able to compile a list of people fairly easily. Perhaps a
meteorite did fall through the roof and only one person saw
it and took the object from the scene? Just hopeful thinking
yes, but it's a possibility.
http://www.gazette.com/articles/guy-91739-bar-heard.html
Something fell through the roof. Where is it?
Some people just don't have the gumption to get in the car
and drive half way across the country for a "possible"
meteorite.
If you've ever met Robert you'll know right away he's the
kind of hunter that does! He's got that air about him that
just says "I'll go anywhere on earth to find a meteorite."
Way to go Robert!
Regards,
Eric
On 1/5/2010 10:10 AM, Gary Chase wrote:
Good Call. Why waste your time on something that
is not a sure thing.
Gary
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Hole in
Red Rock Lounge Roof Still a Mystery?????
To:garych...@live.com;meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com;meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
From:m...@mhmeteorites.com
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:52:14 +0000
> Didn't seem worth is to me.
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Matt Morgan
Mile High Meteorites
http://www.mhmeteorites.com
P.O. Box 151293
Lakewood, CO 80215 USA
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