Bob,
Fresh carbonaceous types are reputed to
have a smell from their many organic compounds.
Murchison is said to have smelled like "methylated
spirits, bitumen or kerosene." And Bob Haag was shown
one a local resident kept in a mason jar that smelled of
Bubble Gum!
Sterling
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Thanks, Martin!
I will put my gloves away.
But you've given me an idea. What about
selling Nomex gloves on eBay as "Meteorite
Catching Mitts"?
At a huge markup, of course.
Sterling
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From: "Martin Horejsi" <[EMAIL PRO
Dave,
I don't think anyone can be one of those
"Indiana Jones" types unless they have one
of those hats, and, oh yeah, a bullwhip...
Sterling
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From: "dfreeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PRO
Hi, Abestos Hands!
Yes, one can lightly, or gently, or for a short
period, handle a 60°C - 140°F object, but the
threshhold for cell death is 134°F if maintained
for more than a very short time. Burns will not
occur, but cells (dermal and deeper tissues) will
die.
One reason humans can bri
Hi, Gary,
I was de-e-mailed at the time of the
Pocket Rock survey, so couldn't contribute,
but for years and years, I carried a 20 gram
ODESSA, that had been tumbled in a rock
polisher until it was a gleaming nugget of
celestial stainless steel. Then, it disappeared,
as pockets contents often
Hi,
The best source of information on the 1972 Grand Teton
object is this excellent page:
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/1972.html
The object was detected by an Air Force satellite, which
makes altitude dtermination possible: "The object first became
hot enough to be detected by the
test
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