[meteorite-list] A new 676 g meteorite went through storagebuilding in M...

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Aug 11 01:12:19 2006
Message-ID: <006e01c6bd04$ad3d1c60$a94ee146_at_ATARIENGINE>

Anne

    The dividing line between Jim's guess (3169 gm.) and
my guess (3000 gm.) is 3084.5 gm. The weights Morten
gave are in the range of 2861 to 3061 gm. depending on
the mass of stone #4 which he gives as 600 to 800 gm.,
so technically I have at least a 15.5 gm. lead in the Great
Race if stone #4 is 800 gm (and a 215.5 gm. lead if it's
600 gm.), but I go with the pessimistic alternative of 800.
    If another stone of 552.21 gm. or greater is found, Alex
Seidel will have the lead. If another stone of more than
15.5 gm. but less than 552.21 gm. is found, Jim will inherit
the lead instead. But Mike is right. Not only will farmers
cut their fields (and be likely to find a rock in their crop
the hard way!) but the natural die-off of vegetation with
the onset of winter will make the discovery of another
stone more likely -- if there are still searchers.
    As four of the five stones found were searched for
and have weights of 676 to 800 gm., if another stone
is found, the odds would then favor Alex as the eventual
winner of the Carbonaceous Derby! As for when the
Derby ends, well, how about the end of the year 2006?
    But if you're dropping the flag right now, I'm breaking
out the champagne! (Whoops, no champagne in the
fridge. How about Ginger Ale? That looks kind of
champagnesque, well, if you mix it with 7-Up, it does,
then add some Baccardi Gold... Hey! it's a SCIENCE
experiment, that's all.)


Sterling K. Webb
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> Jim or Sterling????
> Jim guessed 3169g, and Sterling said 3000g.
> Now, which one is closest to the TKW? You better check those weights
> very
> closely before you give anything away. But it is very nice of you to offer
> a
> piece of the Moss meteorite as a prize. ;-)
> (I bet I'll hear from Jim!)
>
> Anne Black
>
>
> In a message dated 8/10/2006 2:53:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net writes:
> WOW, It looks like Jim Strope is the winner! I doubt more will be found
> at
> this point, almost a month after the fall. The only hope is more roof
> damage
> or whne the farmers cut their fields soon. I guess I have to give Jim a
> nice
> piece of my Moss meteorite since he outguessed us all almost to the gram.
> Michael Farmer
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Impactika_at_aol.com
>> In a message dated 8/10/2006 1:21:35 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
>> meteoriteguy_at_yahoo.com writes:
>> I think Morten just cleared that up Matteo, as of
>> right now, just over 3 kilograms known.
>>
>> Michael Farmer
>> -------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Thank you Mike.
>> But we will need something much more precise to be able to declare a
> winner.
>> Or, maybe there are more pieces out there that haven't been found yet,
>> and
>
>> we should wait a bit longer.
>> As a reminder, here is the whole list. And No, you cannot change your
>> mind
>
>> now!
>>
>>
>> Alex Seidel 4242.42g $142.42/g
>> Andi Gren $199.95/g
>> Anne Black 1950.50g
>> Bill 2345.68g
>> Darren Garrison 12345g
>> Fred Beroud 2006.07g
>> Jim Strope 3169g
>> Marcin Cimala 9999.99g $200/g
>> Martin Altmann 11430g $200/g
>> Martin Horejsi 2345.67g $100-$500/g
>> Mike Farmer 12500g
>> Robert Matson 1600g
>> Roman Jirasek 22kg $10-25/g
>> Sterling Webb 3000g
>> Susan Patton 1789.50g
>> Tracy Latimer 2300g
>>
>
> Anne M. Black
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