[meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

[Mark Crawford]

A gag I read 30 years ago in a kids' science book - I've tried it - it's 
now non-PC, but it works.  Take a small piece of ice from the freezer.  
Find a stooge.  Light a cigarette.  Tell stooge he/she is perfectly 
safe.  Turn stooge away from you. 

Very briefly apply ice to back of stooge's neck.  Wave cigarette in 
apology, and prepare lawsuit - he/she will immediately accuse you of 
trying to set them on fire.

It may advance the argument a little - plus, it's free fun :)

Mark


lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu wrote:

>By the way, they had never heard of the (very good) suggestion that a
>person touching a very cold meteorite may actually think that the burning
>sensation is heat and not cold.
>
>Larry
>