Re: [meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite - Any new News?
hi, Shawn... > Read what you had said about the boy getting hit in the head by > a meteorite and I was wondering, has there been any more test done apparently someone with a little experience has been called in to check things out. more later. clear skies, Kelly J. Kelly Beatty Senior Contributing Editor SKY & TELESCOPE 617-416-9991 SkyandTelescope.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite - Any new News?
More importantly, I want to be the first to name this type of fall. It is to be called a "hammerhead fall"! Copyrighted and can't be used without my express permission, unless of course you ask nicely. ;-) Mendy Ouzillou - Original Message - > From: Shawn Alan > To: "jkellybea...@comcast.net" ; Meteorite Central > > Cc: > Sent: Monday, December 2, 2013 10:14 AM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite - Any new > News? > > Hello Kelly and Listers > > Kelly > > Read what you had said about the boy getting hit in the head by > a meteorite and I was wondering, has there been any more test > done on the so called pebbles to put this story to rest that someone > is telling a big lie. I have heard of boy who cried wolf, but wouldn't > have thought of boy who cried the sky is falling. > > Any whos, if you have any new info or if anyone else does be great. > > > Shawn Alan > IMCA 1633 > ebay storehttp://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633nyc/m.html > http://meteoritefalls.com/ > __ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite - Any new News?
Hello Kelly and Listers Kelly Read what you had said about the boy getting hit in the head by a meteorite and I was wondering, has there been any more test done on the so called pebbles to put this story to rest that someone is telling a big lie. I have heard of boy who cried wolf, but wouldn't have thought of boy who cried the sky is falling. Any whos, if you have any new info or if anyone else does be great. Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay storehttp://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633nyc/m.html http://meteoritefalls.com/ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite
Little Stevie is definitively telling fibs and making his father look stupid. My guess is that Stevie was doing something he wasn't supposed to be doing and injured himself. He learned by example that he could lie his way out of most situations by making up a big stories. The better the story, the more believers. Instead of being punished for telling untruths, Stevie has learned early in life that he could attract all kinds of attention with his fanciful stories. I would have got my butt whipped if I told such nonsense growing up. Adam From: Kelly Beatty To: 'Ron Baalke' ; 'Meteorite Mailing List' Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 7:44 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite hi, Ron... just FYI, I have had a couple of email exchanges with the "researchers" at Florida Atlantic University who examined the fragments; it's actually the guy who runs the school's observatory. all he concluded was that the fragments were slightly magnetic. I've seen no indication that the family is having the fragments tested further (though I haven't tried to contact them). further, the FAU guy estimates that the fragments total about 1 gram. with the total mass was so low, there's no way those fragments - even intact - could have caused such a gash. one thing that I took away from the KPEC video was that the boy suffered a (linear) cut, with no surrounding bruising. inconsistent with being conked by a single small rock. also, the presumption is that the rock fragmented when it hit his skull - but there are no signs of fresh rock surfaces. according to my FAU source, they weren't simply bits of rusted iron. some appear to have small bright nonmetallic inclusions in a dark, reddish interior. *maybe* there's a larger fragment lying around somewhere in the yard. but I doubt it. more likely little Stevie bonked his head on something and didn't 'fess up to Dad. clear skies, Kelly J. Kelly Beatty Senior Contributing Editor SKY & TELESCOPE 617-416-9991 SkyandTelescope.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite
it is sad that the media runs with this crap these days, a real meteorite fall hardly raises an eyebrow. Battle Mountain was completely ignored by the media despite our best efforts. I guess kids and scratches are much more interesting. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On Nov 28, 2013, at 8:44 AM, "Kelly Beatty" wrote: > hi, Ron... > > just FYI, I have had a couple of email exchanges with the "researchers" at > Florida Atlantic University who examined the fragments; it's actually the guy > who runs the school's observatory. all he concluded was that the fragments > were > slightly magnetic. I've seen no indication that the family is having the > fragments tested further (though I haven't tried to contact them). > > further, the FAU guy estimates that the fragments total about 1 gram. with the > total mass was so low, there's no way those fragments - even intact - could > have caused such a gash. one thing that I took away from the KPEC video was > that the boy suffered a (linear) cut, with no surrounding bruising. > inconsistent with being conked by a single small rock. > > also, the presumption is that the rock fragmented when it hit his skull - but > there are no signs of fresh rock surfaces. according to my FAU source, they > weren't simply bits of rusted iron. some appear to have small bright > nonmetallic inclusions in a dark, reddish interior. > > *maybe* there's a larger fragment lying around somewhere in the yard. but I > doubt it. more likely little Stevie bonked his head on something and didn't > 'fess up to Dad. > > > clear skies, > Kelly > > > J. Kelly Beatty > Senior Contributing Editor > SKY & TELESCOPE > 617-416-9991 > SkyandTelescope.com > > __ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite
hi, Ron... just FYI, I have had a couple of email exchanges with the "researchers" at Florida Atlantic University who examined the fragments; it's actually the guy who runs the school's observatory. all he concluded was that the fragments were slightly magnetic. I've seen no indication that the family is having the fragments tested further (though I haven't tried to contact them). further, the FAU guy estimates that the fragments total about 1 gram. with the total mass was so low, there's no way those fragments - even intact - could have caused such a gash. one thing that I took away from the KPEC video was that the boy suffered a (linear) cut, with no surrounding bruising. inconsistent with being conked by a single small rock. also, the presumption is that the rock fragmented when it hit his skull - but there are no signs of fresh rock surfaces. according to my FAU source, they weren't simply bits of rusted iron. some appear to have small bright nonmetallic inclusions in a dark, reddish interior. *maybe* there's a larger fragment lying around somewhere in the yard. but I doubt it. more likely little Stevie bonked his head on something and didn't 'fess up to Dad. clear skies, Kelly J. Kelly Beatty Senior Contributing Editor SKY & TELESCOPE 617-416-9991 SkyandTelescope.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite
http://www.10news.com/entertainment/around-the-web/florida-boy-hit-in-head-with-falling-space-rock-scientists-testing-fragment-to-confirm-if-meteorite11272013 Florida boy hit in head with falling space rock; scientists testing fragment to confirm if meteorite ABC News November 27, 2013 LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. - A 7-year old boy in Florida had to have three staples in his head after authorities say he was hit with meteorite fragments while playing in his driveway. Steven Lippard, of Loxahatchee, was hit with what looked like small pebbles. The fragments were taken to Florida Atlantic University where researchers determined they met all the criteria that make up meteorites. Scientists are now doing further chemical testing to confirm that they are meteorites. Despite having three staples put in his head to close his wound, Lippard is expected to be OK and not have any permanent injuries from the space rocks. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
