[meteorite-list] Witnessed Falls and Hammers - warning, LONG.

From: Mr EMan <mstreman53_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:36:09 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <536980.95232.qm_at_web55207.mail.re4.yahoo.com>

I seem to recall that some stones hit some rooftops.
Elton


--- On Tue, 3/10/09, Jeff Kuyken <info at meteorites.com.au> wrote:

> From: Jeff Kuyken <info at meteorites.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Witnessed Falls and Hammers - warning, LONG.
> To: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 3:46 AM
> I would tend to agree with this. I'm also curious why
> Carancas is on the
> list as a 'hammer'. There was only one mass which
> hit the ground. I know
> dirt clods hit buildings etc. but I was unaware of another
> mass hitting
> something man-made. Can someone please correct me if
> I'm wrong here?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Grossman" <jgrossman at usgs.gov>
> To: "Meteorite-list"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 4:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Witnessed Falls and Hammers -
> warning, LONG.
>
>
> It seems to me that this marketing term "hammer"
> should only be applied
> to the actual stone(s) that hit a structure, not an entire
> shower.
> Thus, Moss stone #5 is a hammer since it went through a
> roof, but stone
> #2 is not since it only hit a tree and landed in some
> grass.
>
> jeff
>
> mail at mhmeteorites.com wrote:
> > I think to be considered a hammer the meteorite needs
> to hit a human-made
> > structure, like a building or car. Seems to me that
> many have taken the
> > term and bastardized it to the point where it has lost
> its true meaning
> > and interest (at least to me).
> > Matt
> > Matt Morgan
> > Mile High Meteorites
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com
> > P.O. Box 151293
> > Lakewood, CO 80215 USA
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Martin Altmann"
> <altmann at meteorite-martin.de>
> >
> > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:13:33 To:
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Witnessed Falls and
> Hammers - warning, LONG.
> >
> >
> > Ehm is Ourique a hammer too?
> > It hit a man made dirt road.
> > And Hosur made a hole in a road too.
> >
> >
> > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> > [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]
> Im Auftrag von
> > Michael
> > Gilmer
> > Gesendet: Montag, 9. M?rz 2009 16:57
> > An: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Betreff: [meteorite-list] Witnessed Falls and Hammers
> - warning, LONG.
> >
> >
> > Hi Listees! :)
> >
> > I was compiling my latest inventory list, when I
> noticed that my
> > collection of witnessed falls and hammers is growing
> to a semi-respectable
> > number - albeit still quite small compared to some
> > of the envious collections other list members have.
> >
> > So I thought I would ask the list - how many witnessed
> falls and
> > how many hammers do you have in your collection?
> >
> > Right now, I have 25 witnessed falls and 11 hammers :
> >
> > Hammer falls -
> >
> > Allende
> > Carancas
> > Claxton
> > Gao Guenie
> > Holbrook
> > Moss
> > Murchison
> > New Orleans
> > Park Forest
> > Peekskill
> > Weston
> >
> > Other witnessed falls -
> >
> > Bassikounou
> > Chergach
> > Ensisheim
> > Juvinas
> > Norton County
> > Shalka
> > Sikhote Alin
> > Tagish Lake
> > Tamdakht
> > Tatahouine
> > Udei Station
> > "West" Texas
> > Zag
> > Zagami
> >
> > This is only the beginning of my obsession with
> certain witnessed
> > falls and hammers. I only collect recent falls that
> happened
> > after I started collecting in late 2006. So,
> basically from
> > Bassikounou forward is fair game. This is an
> arbitrary starting
> > point, but it has meaning for me and gives me a firm
> boundary
> > line to base my fall collection on. I am missing
> quite a few
> > recent falls - mainly the hard to acquire ones like
> Cali, Berduc,
> > Buzzard Coulee and others which are not legally on the
> market or
> > are too rare/expensive for me to afford at the moment.
> >
> > As for my hammers - I have no conditions on collecting
> them. Any
> > meteorite or fall that struck something is fair game
> and I want it.
> > The more interesting the story behind a given hammer,
> the more
> > interested I am in acquiring it. Claxton is awesome.
> Imagine
> > how small a mailbox is. Even when considering there
> are millions
> > of postal boxes around the world, what are the chances
> of a meteorite
> > hitting one? To me, that is interesting. Peekskill
> > is another great hammer - it creamed a Chevy Malibu.
> Of course,
> > Peekskill may have been more interesting if it had
> struck an
> > occupied vehicle, a police car, a hearse, or some
> other exceptional
> > circumstance. But until that happens, a Chevy Malibu
> will suffice. ;)
> >
> > New Orleans? Very interesting. First, it struck a
> house, but
> > it also tore a path of destruction through the house,
> destroying
> > a desk. That makes it worth collecting. But even
> more interesting
> > is the overlooked fact that New Orleans is the only
> visitor to
> > New Orleans to visit the area and not come away drunk,
> drugged,
> > tattooed or sans virginity. ;)
> >
> > Weston? Well, even if Thomas Jefferson had uttered
> the famous
> > phrase he was misquoted for, the damn Yankee
> professors didn't lie.
> > Anything that make a founding father look dense is
> worth collecting.
> > I love Carancas - because it's a tease. I would
> love to have a
> > fully-crusted, whole individual. But who
> wouldn't? It's like
> > Tatahouine - you aren't getting any crust and you
> aren't getting
> > a whole individual, no matter how much money you
> offer. You can't
> > buy what doesn't exist, so Carancas and Tatahouine
> are the two
> > teases of the meteorite world. But we love to be
> teased, so these
> > two falls will always be favorites of mine. Did
> anyone ever
> > find out what the so-called noxious fumes were that
> supposedly
> > emanated from the Carancas crater?
> >
> > Murchison? Smelled like rotten eggs, contains a
> bumper crop of
> > amino acids, and is an interesting carbonaceous type.
> It also fell
> > on my wife's 8th birthday. So, it's a must
> have. We are fortunate
> > that Murch happened before the Australians lost all
> good sense and
> > got retarded about their meteorite laws.
> > Allende! Who doesn't love Allende? If you
> don't love Allende,
> > then you are a communist, a criminal, and you should
> be run out of
> > town on a rail. Allende is Mexico's Murchison.
> And unlike
> > Murchison, you don't have to mortgage your house
> to own a decent
> > piece of Allende.
> > Park Forest is also a favorite. It's not just a
> hammer, it's a
> > multiple impactor. It's arguably one of the most
> prolific hammers.
> > Park Forest beaned, struck, dented, and walloped a
> wide variety
> > of targets.
> > Well, that's some of my favorite hammers and
> falls. What are your's?
> >
> > Best regards and clear skies!
> >
> > MikeG
> >
> > PS - Everyone say hello to Mr. Michael Blood, who I
> know it reading
> > this post! By putting "hammers" in the
> title, I have ensured
> > Mr. Blood's attention and response. ;) LOL :)
> >
> >
> .........................................................
> > Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> > Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> > Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> > Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and
> http://www.glassthrower.com
> >
> ..........................................................
> >
> >
> >
> >
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