[meteorite-list] March 4 RSPOD Oriented (sic) 32kg stone

[bobe5531 at comcast.net]

Geez,

Daves obviously devoting plenty of his personal time to introduce meteorites to these kids. Shouldnt he be commended on that rather than this criticism.

BE
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Don Rawlings <psc2410xi at yahoo.com>
> Not only is it not oriented.  The RSPOD has a
> responsibility to "edit" questionable descriptions not
> that it has become good reference point for
> collectors, new and old.
> 
> My vote is to change the description.
> 
> Don
> 
> --- Mr EMan <mstreman53 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Ok would someone that believes this is an accurate
> > caption please
> > defend it.
> > 
> >  "Sean Northover, a student at Kennesaw Mountain
> > High School,
> > confirming the weight of a fresh, ">>>ORIENTED<<<"
> > 32.6 kg
> > chondrite"???
> > <http://www.rocksfromspace.org/March_4_2008.html> 
> > This is too early
> > for April 1st.
> > 
> > To let bad and really bad psuedoscience take over
> > all we had to do was
> > continue being silent on dubious claims. Now every
> > other meteorite we
> > see is "oriented".  We know this is the truth
> > because any new commer, 
> > meteorite owner, is magically, over night, an
> > "expert" at identifying
> > and describing meteorite surface features.
> > 
> > If anyone wishes to declare a meteorite "oriented"--
> > anyone may do so
> > without a pittance of proof and no one on this list
> > will ever object.
> > Because we refuse to define "oriented". 
> > 
> > Ergo, I have a perfect sphere meteorite that fell
> > from my table to the
> > floor and under the imagination that makes EVERY
> > single meteorite
> > "oriented" I can proclaim that my sphere is oriented
> > having traveled
> > through the atmosphere.  Given the wide latitude
> > used in claiming
> > orientation no one can disprove that I am not
> > correct.
> > 
> > (OH YEAH  and it has perfect fusion crust because
> > its drop was extended
> > for several seconds over a candle flame before
> > reaching the floor).
> > 
> > I can proclaim it as a fully oriented, fully fusion
> > crusted,
> > sphere-shaped "fall" and under the unfettered
> > latitude we allow amongst
> > meteorite collectors no one can prove my description
> > wrong.
> > 
> > So is this a hobby or a study of science?
> > 
> > Continually Baffled,
> > Elton
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> 
> Don Rawlings
> 
> 
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