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$93,000 Asteroid
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Minnesota
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Has anyone heard of that asteroid that fell to earth and then got auctioned off for $93,000?
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: USA
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 1999
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Back in the mid 80s one of my best friends had a meteor crash onto his front lawn. He was on the news and everything, got several offers of a few thousand dollars for it. He kept it (which I'm glad.)
That thing was HEAVY. It was 90% iron, 8% nickle, 2% miscellaneous. It was about the size of a football. Suffice it to say, they had no front yard anymore and if it were a little closer it would taken out their living room wall.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indy.
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I used to work with a guy who collected asteroids. It was amazing to see the variety between them. I think he buys and sells them on eBay now.
OT: Did anyone find a link to the $93k space rock yet?
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Detroit
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Moderator  Join Date: Feb 2006
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Did it come with a space peanut?
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Philadelphia
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Originally Posted by residentEvil
Oh it's Art. Thats different than paying $93,000 for a plain old space rock. 
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indy.
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~$262/lb.
That's one expensive chuck 'o iron!
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