[meteorite-list] Meteorite hunting ethics

[Darren Garrison]

On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:07:42 -0700, you wrote:

>If you're still fine with this, let's take it a bit further.
>Suppose you just don't have a head for math or geometry and don't
>know east from west. But you happen to find out where Mike lives.
>You have no idea when he's headed out and don't have the patience
>to wait for days at a freeway entrance ramp. Why leave anything
>to chance? Just stick a locator beacon on the underside of his
>vehicle and see where he goes from the comfort of your air-
>conditioned living room! (Of course, now you would have crossed
>the line from unethical to illegal.)
>

True story: I once shot Mike Farmer with a tranquilizer dart and fitted him with
a radio collar.  Unfortunately the battery died before the next fall.  But it
was worth it to see him rubbing against trees in the vain attempt to dislodge
the collar!  Poor confused creature...