[meteorite-list] Stat. Speaking / killer Hammers
Peter Marmet
p.marmet at sunrise.ch
Sun Nov 20 11:46:48 EST 2011
Hi Ruben and list,
I have an old label (not dated) that I got with one of my Barbotan pieces.
With the help of a nice French guy I was able to read the old writing.
It says:
Frech text (thanks to Renaud Mathieu!):
"Fragment d'environ 9 pouces de diamètre, pierre qui passé 7 à 8 ans,
fit une explosion près de Roquefort au Sessquit(?); elle écrasa une
chaumière, et fit un trou conique d'environ 5 pieds; tua le metayer et
du bétail."
English translation: 9 inch diameter fragment, stone that made an
explosion 7 or 8 years ago, close to Roquefort, at the Sessquit(?); it
crunched a farm (smallholding) and made a 5 foot conical hole; killed
the farmer and some cattle.
BTW: Roquefort is a synonym of Barbotan
Best,
Peter
2011/11/20 Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com>:
> A nice list member just sent me this text in an email. I've never
> heard this...is it true?
>
> BARBOTAN
> 07.24.1790 (france)
> killed a man!
> (the man was a farmer)
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 9:29 AM, John.L.Cabassi <John at cabassi.net> wrote:
>> Michael
>> You just beat me to Carancas :-)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of
>> Michael Blood
>> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 1:05 AM
>> To: Met. Anne Black; mrmeteorite at gmail.com; Meteorite List
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stat. Speaking / killer Hammers
>>
>>
>> I am responding using Anne's responses, as they seemed as informative As
>> the best of the bunch:
>>
>> REGARDING METEORITES THAT STUCK LIVING CREATURES:
>>
>> Other than the most famous of all, the 1947 Sylacauga hitting
>> Hulitt Hodges and leaving a huge bruise on her side, the
>> photo of which is famous, there have been other documented
>> Hammers which nailed living critters:
>>
>> (NOTE: the list below does not include some of the biblical references
>> nor the Roman report of a legion being killed)
>>
>> 1860 New Concord Ohio meteorite struck and killed a colt.
>>
>> 1908 TUNGUSKA, Russia killed countless forest animals
>> which inevitably inhabited the remote forest which was
>> ripped asunder when eighty million trees were blasted,
>> left lying on their sides in a radial pattern over an area
>> of eight hundred square miles.
>>
>> 1911 Nakhla, Egypt fall reportedly killed a dog. Kevin Kichinka
>> wrote a thorough article concluding that the rumor was
>> false. However, in a series of heated debates on "The List,"
>> Between Kevin and Ron Balke. The latter held his own,
>> presenting credible arguments that left at least a crack of
>> doubt as to the possibility of regarding the issue. (These
>> rousing debates can be read in the List Archives of Meteorite
>> Central).
>>
>> 1972 Valera is documented up the yin yang (Darryl Pitt, I believes, owns
>> the original, signed and notarized papers on this one).
>>
>> 1992 Dutch Meteorite Society photo of Ugandan boy struck by and
>> holding a 3g Mbale meteorite, the force of which had been
>> considerably diminished having passed through a banana tree
>> before striking the boy:
>> http://michaelbloodmeteorites.com/MbaleBoyW.jpg
>>
>> 2003 Park Forrest fall killed a minimum of 2 termites when striking
>> the Garza house. An entomologist attested to the death taking
>> place at the time of the impact.
>>
>> 2007 Carancas Peru impact shock force killed a ewe and a llama.
>>
>>
>> ADDENDUM:
>>
>>>5. Q. Has any animal ever found a meteorite?
>> 2010 Mifflin, Wisconson, a 198g stone was recovered by Sonny
>> Clary's dog, Brix
>>
>> Best wishes, Michael
>>
>>
>> On 11/19/11 6:25 PM, "Met. Anne Black" <Impactika at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> A few answers below.
>>>
>>> Anne M. Black
>>> http://www.impactika.com/
>>> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>>> Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
>>> http://www.imca.cc/
>>>
>>> In a message dated 11/19/2011 6:46:16 PM Mountain Standard Time,
>>> mrmeteorite at gmail.com writes: Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>> I know there are a lot of people on this forum that know meteorite
>>> statistics way better than I do. So I thought I'd ask for a little
>>> help. In a week or two I'll be doing an interview for a brand new TV
>>> Show about stats - my episode will obviously be about meteorite
>>> statistics. With any luck these questions will go to a scientist (and
>>> not me) and I can just concentrate on the hunting aspect - which is
>>> why I'll really be there.
>>>
>>> Here are a few basic questions that I should probably know. But....
>>> I'm not sure if I do. So, if you're feeling like helping - send me an
>>> email with the correct answers.
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. Q. How many meteorites hit the ground per year?
>>> A. On average about 1 per square mile per thousand years. About 20,000
>>
>>> to 40,000 per year.
>>>
>>>>>>> Are you looking at the planet or ground only? 2/3 of the planet
>>>>>>> is
>>> water.
>>> I think I'll let rob Matson or Sterling answer that one.
>>>
>>> 2. Q. Has anyone ever been hit by a meteorite?
>>> A. I only know of Ann Hodges - Sylacauga, Alabama, USA
>>>
>>>>>>> A young boy was hit lightly by a Mbale fragment ricochet off a
>>>>>>> tree.
>>> There were others but mostly fiction.
>>>
>>> 3. Q. Has any animal ever been hit by a meteorite?
>>> A. I'm not sure... there are stories of a dog and a cow being
>>> hit...but?
>>>
>>>>>>> Valera did kill a cow. New Concord might have kill a young horse,
>>
>>>>>>> but
>>> not verifiable, and the Nakhla dog is most likely fiction.
>>>
>>> 4. Q. How often does a city ending meteorite (think Canyon Diablo)
>>> strike the earth? A. ?
>>>>>>> How often? I don't know (Sterling????) but Sikhote-Alin could
>>>>>>> have
>>> done a lot of damage if it had impacted a city. And how big does it
>>> have to be to be a city?
>>>
>>> 5. Q. Has any animal ever found a meteorite?
>>> A. Sorry, I just threw that one in to see if you were paying
>>> attention....lol
>>>
>>>>>>> You are on your own on that one.
>>>
>>> 6. Q. How much in weight does the earth gain per year by all the
>>> meteorites that enter our atmosphere? Including all, from tiny grain
>>> of sand meteorites to large bunker-busters. A. No clue..........
>>>
>>>>>>> (Sterling???? Rob Matson?????)
>>
>> --
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>> than standing in a garage makes you a car.
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