[meteorite-list] HOT Meteorite Hunting

[Galactic Stone & Ironworks]

Hi Adam and List,

It reminds me of roofers working in the summer up on black tar paper.
Right out of high school, I had a summer job in Florida doing lawn
work.  A friend of mine was a roofer.  We both had to endure the
merciless sun and choking humidity.  We got into a friendly argument
once over who had the hottest job.  He won with a fried egg story to
top them all.  One July afternoon he was working on the roof of a mom
and pop grocery store.  During lunch break he went down and bought a
half dozen eggs, a can of spam, and a loaf of bread.  He then climbed
back on the roof, put a piece of foil down on the black tar paper, and
proceeded to cook fried spam and egg sandwiches for half of the crew.

I don't know what impressed me more - the roof being hot enough to fry
food, or coming back from lunch break and working in that heat with a
belly full of fried eggs and meat. LOL

Regards,

MikeG


On 7/3/09, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:

>

> Dear List Members,

>

> I cannot tell you how many people have inquired about meteorite hunting here

> in beautiful, friendly and very hot Laughlin, Nevada, USA.  Although it is

> in the middle of the very best meteorite hunting grounds in the Southwest,

> this is not the time of year to hunt.  Gold basin, Franconia, Red Lake,

> Ivanpah and Primm, all within and hour or so drive may be 10 degrees

> Fahrenheit cooler but still well over 100 degrees on most days this time of

> year.

>

> Here is an example that illustrates just how hot it gets here. I looked at

> the temperature gauge on my back patio and it was maxed out at 120 degrees

> Fahrenheit in the shade although the local paper stated it only got up to

> 116 degrees. I always heard that it gets hot enough to fry eggs on rocks so

> I gave it a try on my patio.  The results can be seen at the links below:

>

> Egg Frying On Porch Link:

> http://themeteoritesite.com/Z-Egg-a.jpg

>

> Close-up:

> http://themeteoritesite.com/Z-Egg-b.jpg

>

> It only took about 20 minutes to get the egg to over-easy. Imagine if this

> was your head.  Be careful if you are brave enough to hunt in these

> conditions. Bring lots of water, sunscreen and protective clothing.

>

>

> Best Regards from the hottest meteorite hunting grounds in the United

> States,

>

> Adam

>

>

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Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
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Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
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