[meteorite-list] Diver looks for meteorite, get cold balls

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:12:40 -0500
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http://www.680news.com/news/national/article.jsp?content=n0121102A

Alta golf course neighbours dive into mystery hole, come up with balls
January 21, 2008 - 18:49

By: THE CANADIAN PRESS

EDMONTON - A couple of amateur sleuths determined to establish whether a
meteorite caused an octopus-shaped hole in a frozen golf course pond last week
went diving in the frigid waters Monday.

But the only proof they emerged with was evidence that a lot of people weren't
hitting very well on the 16th hole.

Aaron Soos and Derek Zienowicz used a chainsaw to cut through the ice that had
refrozen over the pond since last week's mysterious event, which many in the
area believed was the result of a bit of space debris hitting the Earth.

They put down a long pole with a rope tied to it, and Zienowicz - clad in
cold-water scuba-diving gear - jumped in.

But his puny little waterproof light was useless in the murky depths of the
pond, and when he felt around all he could find was a plethora of poorly aimed
golf balls - including the mud-splattered one he emerged from the water with.

The pair had set out on their adventure after hearing a meteorite as small as a
toaster could fetch up to $10,000.

But Chris Herd, who curates the province's meteorite collection at the
University of Alberta, said space rocks belong to landowners - regardless of who
finds them.

A golf course spokesman has already said there's no plan to go looking for
whatever may have crashed through the ice late last week.

Residents first noticed the hole on Saturday, and reports of a fireball in the
sky two nights before had piqued the interest of many.
Received on Mon 21 Jan 2008 11:12:40 PM PST