[meteorite-list] Fake Norway Rock

[Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum]

Hi David,

I stand by my conclusion. Anyone who looks at a video showing a pebble 
popping out of a parachute, then concludes it was a meteoroid in dark flight 
has been duped. Not necessarily by the video makers, but by their own lack 
of critical thinking, or their wishful desire for it to be real when it's 
obviously not. Or just by all the hype and groupthink. This kerfuffle has 
been debunked by one of the guys who was actually there. If anyone wants to 
believe that there is a chance it's real, it's no skin off my nose, people 
believe dumber stuff.

It's a simple matter of considering the evidence, then drawing your own 
conclusion. The best evidence clearly supports the rock-in-the-chute theory 
by orders of magnitude over the meteoroid-in-dark-flight theory. Common 
sense.

Anyone thinking clearly would have to go with this conclusion: 
http://norskmeteornettverk.no/wordpress/?p=1497

Phil Whitmer

Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum

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Please Phil

I think Chris' comment about "plausibly explained by the meteorite 
hypothesis" does not imply that he was being duped; quite the contrary.
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And sometimes it's hard to admit you were duped. Instead of taking an
indefensible position, just admit you were hornswoggled into believing some
ridiculous hype. A lot of seemingly intelligent people bought into this dumb
story.

Phil Whitmer

Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum