[meteorite-list] DOCUMENTED Human strikes - Listeners Correct Auctioneer About Meteorite History

[Michael Blood]

Right you are,
        Michael



> From: Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com>

> Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 07:34:37 -0400

> To: Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net>

> Cc: Paul <bristolia at yahoo.com>, Meteorite List

> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] DOCUMENTED Human strikes - Listeners Correct

> Auctioneer About Meteorite History

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> Add Thailand's Chiang Khan to the list.  A fisherman was struck as

> reported in the original abstract.

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> By the way, an absolutely superlative Chiang Khan specimen is being

> offered in this weekend's auction at Heritage.  It's so

> extraordinarily well oriented it looks like an australite (flanged

> button tektite) without the flange.

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> Check this out....

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> http://historical.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6016&Lot_No=41195

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> On May 13, 2009, at 11:41 PM, Michael Blood wrote:

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>> Hi Paul,

>>        I can think of at least 3 off the top of my head. Of course,

>> Some people have strange Ideas about what "documented"

>> means:

>> 1) The obvious: Sylacauga with a photo of the "victime"

>> Next to a medical Dr.

>> 2) Mbali: a boy was struck in the arm after a small stone passed

>> Through a banana tree (slowing it down to a "safe" speed)

>> 3) L'Aigle: A coachman was struck(among other things) in this

>> Thoroughly investigated fall.

>>        Best wishes, Michael

>> 

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>> 

>>> 

>>> ³There were many letters in response to an interview about

>> the auction of

>>> the Garza Stone, a meteorite that hit a house

>> in Park Forest, Ill., in 2003.

>>> Listeners were quick to point

>> out that ‹ contrary to what the organizer of

>>> this auction

>> suggested ‹ there is at least one documented case of a

>>> 

>> personbeing hit by a falling rock from outer space.²

>> 

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