[meteorite-list] March 4 RSPOD Oriented (sic) 32kg stone

[bobe5531 at comcast.net]

Geez,

Daves obviously devoting plenty of his personal time to introduce meteorites to these kids. Shouldnt he be commended on that rather than this criticism.

BE
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Don Rawlings <psc2410xi at yahoo.com>

> Not only is it not oriented.  The RSPOD has a

> responsibility to "edit" questionable descriptions not

> that it has become good reference point for

> collectors, new and old.

> 

> My vote is to change the description.

> 

> Don

> 

> --- Mr EMan <mstreman53 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 

> > Ok would someone that believes this is an accurate

> > caption please

> > defend it.

> > 

> >  "Sean Northover, a student at Kennesaw Mountain

> > High School,

> > confirming the weight of a fresh, ">>>ORIENTED<<<"

> > 32.6 kg

> > chondrite"???

> > <http://www.rocksfromspace.org/March_4_2008.html> 

> > This is too early

> > for April 1st.

> > 

> > To let bad and really bad psuedoscience take over

> > all we had to do was

> > continue being silent on dubious claims. Now every

> > other meteorite we

> > see is "oriented".  We know this is the truth

> > because any new commer, 

> > meteorite owner, is magically, over night, an

> > "expert" at identifying

> > and describing meteorite surface features.

> > 

> > If anyone wishes to declare a meteorite "oriented"--

> > anyone may do so

> > without a pittance of proof and no one on this list

> > will ever object.

> > Because we refuse to define "oriented". 

> > 

> > Ergo, I have a perfect sphere meteorite that fell

> > from my table to the

> > floor and under the imagination that makes EVERY

> > single meteorite

> > "oriented" I can proclaim that my sphere is oriented

> > having traveled

> > through the atmosphere.  Given the wide latitude

> > used in claiming

> > orientation no one can disprove that I am not

> > correct.

> > 

> > (OH YEAH  and it has perfect fusion crust because

> > its drop was extended

> > for several seconds over a candle flame before

> > reaching the floor).

> > 

> > I can proclaim it as a fully oriented, fully fusion

> > crusted,

> > sphere-shaped "fall" and under the unfettered

> > latitude we allow amongst

> > meteorite collectors no one can prove my description

> > wrong.

> > 

> > So is this a hobby or a study of science?

> > 

> > Continually Baffled,

> > Elton

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> 

> 

> Don Rawlings

> 

> 

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