Re: [meteorite-list] Nakhla dog bashing - other interpretations
David Freeman wrote: > > We have lost our humor when we decide there could have been no dog! > Dave (the other dog) Freeman Sorry, I thought the image of an Egyptian raccoon scampering away from the scene was pretty funny :) David (not Crockett) __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Nakhla dog bashing - other interpretations
We have lost our humor when we decide there could have been no dog! Dave (the other dog) Freeman David Weir wrote: Hey List, Since I was allowed to include a copy of Kevin's excellent Nakhla article with his Nakhla dog explanation on my web site, I just wanted to say that this doesn't mean that I wholly subscribe to his point of view, nor to any I've heard so far. Rather, I have my own point of view, developed with the possible translation problem in mind. A dog, or some other animal perceived to be a dog from a distance (raccoon, fox, cat, whatever ?) may have been suddenly startled by either the falling of a fragment, or by the concusive atmospheric explosion, and then reflexively darted away so fast that this left the impression in the mind of the eyewitness that the "dog" quickly left the scene "leaving it like ashes in the moment". That's my take and I'm sticking to it (I'm open for further evidence in support or contrariwise) David __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Nakhla dog bashing - other interpretations
> Rather, I have my own point of view, > developed with the possible translation problem in mind. > > A dog, or some other animal perceived to be a dog from a distance > (raccoon, fox, cat, whatever ?) may have been suddenly startled by > either the falling of a fragment, or by the concusive atmospheric > explosion, and then reflexively darted away so fast that this left the > impression in the mind of the eyewitness that the "dog" quickly left the > scene "leaving it like ashes in the moment". That's my take and I'm > sticking to it (I'm open for further evidence in support or > contrariwise) > That's plausible, too. I'm open to any other suggestions or interpretations. It does point out though the importance of finding the original article in the Al Ahali newspaper. Ron Baalke __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Nakhla dog bashing - other interpretations
Hey List, Since I was allowed to include a copy of Kevin's excellent Nakhla article with his Nakhla dog explanation on my website, I just wanted to say that this doesn't mean that I wholly subscribe to his point of view, nor to any I've heard so far. Rather, I have my own point of view, developed with the possible translation problem in mind. A dog, or some other animal perceived to be a dog from a distance (raccoon, fox, cat, whatever ?) may have been suddenly startled by either the falling of a fragment, or by the concusive atmospheric explosion, and then reflexively darted away so fast that this left the impression in the mind of the eyewitness that the "dog" quickly left the scene "leaving it like ashes in the moment". That's my take and I'm sticking to it (I'm open for further evidence in support or contrariwise) David __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
