To explain the bowling balls: Do a google search for Bowling Ball Cannon.
People actually build and fire cannons for bowling balls, some of which can shoot a bowling ball 2 miles. Deserts make good places to test out homemade cannons. -Yinan On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Larry Atkins <thetop...@aol.com> wrote: > > List, > > Sometime in the late 90's I was hunting between Phoenix and Tucson. Way out > in the middle of nowhere I came across a crater. It was about 6 or 8 feet in > diameter with an apparent rim all the way around and it looked really old, > there were plants growing in it and on th burm. My heart skipped a beat as I > approached with my metal detector in hand and as soon as my detector got > within a foot or two of the pit it screamed! I couldn't believe my luck, it > had to be a meteorite, what else could it be? I sat down and enjoyed the > moment before digging my prize, wondering what kind of meteorite it was. I > figured it had to be an iron as it nearly wrecked the detector when held 2 > or 3 feet above the crater! > > I dug down to find tin foil.. lots and lots of tin foil! This thing was > bigger than Pee Wee Hermans tin foil ball! > > I have no idea what it's puropse or how it got there. > > Greg S., I once found a bowling ball too! > > > Sincerely, > Larry Atkins > > IMCA # 1941 > Ebay alienrockfarm > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wahlpe...@aol.com > To: raremeteori...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Sent: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 8:08 pm > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for > meteorites : ) > > > Hi All, > > Thanks for the great replies. Speaking about military jets, Kyle ( My son) > and I were on a Nevada Dry lake bed looking for meteorites when a jet > appeared out of nowhere. The F16 had to be 75-100' off the ground and only > 300' to the South of us. The jet then traveled 2-3 miles across the lake and > then shot straight up leaving a trail of dust almost like giant smoke rings > as it disappeared. Even if you don't find meteorites while out hunting, > exciting events like these make it all worth the time. > > Sonny > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> > To: Adam <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 8:48 am > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for > meteorites : ) > > I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone > pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend > enough time in the desert.One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr > Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It > flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. > Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. > Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it > amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. > You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never > ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have > to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among > other things and would not want to run into one.Take Care,Adam ----- > Original Message ----From: Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com>To: Adam > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 > PMSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for > meteorites : )I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by > Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet > deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a > point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from > time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over.Caches of old casino chips > have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one > location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They > were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy > them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out.A four hour hike > from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will > take you to petroglypts and a water fall.I once found a dead turtle with a > transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob.We > stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or > utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and > backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or > the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with.We found a stolen SUV > hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, > I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six > pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who > told me not to be afraid because "Buddy" or "Bud" for short doesn't bite > very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me > one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog.Happy > Hunting,Adam______________________________________________Visit the Archives > at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.htmlMeteorite-list > mailing > listMeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comhttp://six.pairlist.net/mailman/li > > stinfo/meteorite-list______________________________________________Visit the > Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.htmlMeteorite-list > mailing > listMeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comhttp://six.pairlist.net/mailman/li > > stinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > 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 > > ______________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________ 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