[meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

[Ruben Garcia]

Hi all,
I agree completely with Darren! For the most part, I don't use the term "Hammer" when I sell one of my finds anyway. I'll use a description instead - This meteorite was found on a grave or hit a tree or yard. 

For those who've asked, my West meteorite found on a grave is not for sale as it was my very first West find. 



Ruben Garcia
Phoenix, Arizona
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--- On Wed, 3/18/09, Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net> wrote:


> From: Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net>

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 3:33 PM

> On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:24:45 -0700,

> you wrote:

> 

> >Suppose a meteorite fragment struck the Hoover Dam and

> was recovered? 

> >Would that be considered a hammer or no? 

> 

> See, that's the problem with a nebulous term.  There

> are lots of ways to build a

> dam-- pile up dirt, use field stones (with some sort of

> sealant/mortar in the

> gaps), use sand bags, use bricks, use logs (again, with a

> sealant), use poured

> concrete...

> 

> Let's say, for the sake of argument, hitting a poured

> concrete dam (like the

> Hoover) DOES make a hammer-- but hitting an earthen dam

> DOES NOT make a hammer.

> Okay, that has established upper and lower limits of

> hammerdom-- but at what

> point in the grade from dirt to concrete does the

> artificially-built dam become

> "artificial enough" to be concidered a hammerable

> object?  When does the bloom

> become Michael's tomato?

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