Yes - and we could make very large impenetrable meteor "Nets," to catch the meteors before they touch the ground.
Greg S. ---------------------------------------- > From: meteorh...@aol.com > Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:38:59 -0400 > To: veom...@gmail.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Museum investigation: 'Probably a rock, not > meteorite' > > In a message dated 4/13/2010 4:29:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > veom...@gmail.com writes: > "Then, on the bounce, it touches the Earth and becomes the Property of > The State." > > So if a meteoroid embeds itself into your car, or you catch it before > it hits the ground (ya, improbable as it seems), or if bounces off a > cow and you catch it, does it belong to you now since it did not > become a meteorite? > > - YvW > *************** > > Veomega, > > As I understand, the St. Louis meteorite hit a car and stayed in it while > it was being driven down a city street. On an aside, I don't think the > City of St. Louis asserted any claim that it was their property. > > Steve Arnold > of Meteorite Men > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
