[meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:04:14 -0400
Message-ID: <49C145AE.6060302_at_usgs.gov>

I'm going to further stir this up. In addition to my last comment, that
"hammer" should only refer to the offending stone that did damage, I
think there has to be a certain fame or notoriety associated with the
impact for it to be noteworthy enough for a special name like this.
Certainly, the larger Sylacauga stone is worthy of the term. Peekskill,
for the image of the mashed car that appeared everywhere. Benld is a
great one, for those of you who remember the FMNH exhibit. If one of the
Nakhla stones really got a dog or Valera got a cow, which everybody has
heard about, then sure, these are hammers. But a piddly piece of some
shower that dings a shingle on a roof? No way. It's still a subjective
term, but let's give it some force.

jeff


MeteorHntr at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/18/2009 1:28:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> gmhupe at htn.net writes:
> Adding trees, dams, mounds, playfields, lawns and other man-made or touched
> places is reaching to an extreme, and "yes", it does cheapen the true
> "smashers".
>
> .
> Greg,
>
> I found two specimens in an Indian Camp Site with arrow points around, and
> Qynne found one in a different Indian Camp Site, next to where I found a real
> cool flint chisel.
>
> How is that for extreme? An "Ancient Indian Yard Hammer."
>
> I also found some specimens near where I found some dinosaur bones too. So
> how about a "Dino Grave Hammer" for the list?
>
> Yes, it gets ridiculous.
>
> But I just like the sound of "Dam Hammer" damn it!
>
> OK, I will go back to my Photobucket and change the names to "Dam
> Non-Hammer" just so people will feel better.
>
> I think civil conversations on these types of topics are great. It makes
> the M-list a good place to be.
>
> Steve
>
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