[meteorite-list] meteorwrong stories

[Pamela Shireman]

Hi List:
   
  I love meteorwrong stories.  
   
  As the director of the planetarium in Little Rock, Arkansas - I've seen my share of "wrongs."  I've had approximately 10 submissions - and one I was sure was a pretty little iron.  I offered to send it for testing, but the young man didn't want to - he said he was going to keep it either way because he liked it, and if it wasn't he didn't want to know.  
   
  I had an older couple that called and said they had a meteorite that weighed about 20 pounds.  In about 30 minutes - they arrived with a nice sized flat rock, that had been spray painted silver (complete with paint drips down the sides).  Trying to be tactful - I told them it didn't have any of the "usual" characteristics, however, if they wanted, I would be glad to consult a local meteorite expert (Robert Woolard), as well as a geologist at the University.  They insisted that they didn't have time for all that "fal-de-rall" - but, they would let me have it for $500, but only if I gave them cash.  I declined.
   
  But, my favorite story comes out of Louisiana.  Two men contacted a local planetarium and said they found a meteorite.  The director asked them a few questions, and from their description it really didn't sound like a meteorite.  Still the men insisted they were positive.  Finally, the planetarium director had to ask - "What makes you so sure it is a meteorite?"
   
  "Because when we stick our tongues to it - and it tingles."  The planetarium director choked back the giggles and invited them to bring it in - he had to see what it was.
   
  They arrived some time later - with what appeared to be hardened poop.  The director's best guess was deer or dog.  The men looked a bit "green around the gills" when they left.  The director kept the poop on his desk for years as his favorite example of a meteorwrong.
   
  Pamela Shireman, Director
  EpiSphere Digital Planetarium
  3301 East Roosevelt Road
  Little Rock, Arkansas  72206
  501-838-2252
   
   
   
   
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