[meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

[Darryl Pitt]

Completely agree.  And as previously mentioned, in the not too distant  
future an ever increasing number of meteorite showers will contain a  
stone that hits a roof.



On Mar 18, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Jeff Grossman wrote:

> 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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