webfact Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Object believed to be meteorite found in Chiang MaiCHIANG MAI, 26 February 2013 (NNT) – A Chiang Mai resident has claimed that he has kept a meteorite which hit the earth eight years ago, in his possession until now. He said he wanted authorities to verify if the object is a meteorite.Mr Ammarin Sukbuddhakij, a resident in Mae Chaem district, showed a 33-centimeter-long and 22-centimeter-wide object, weighing 10.11 kilograms to ecological experts from Chiang Mai University. The shiny black object is believed to be a meteorite, which hit Chiang Mai in 2005.Mr Ammarin said he found it when he was digging the ground with his backhoe. He indicated that the rock was distinctively different from other stones in the area and the object was found in a big hole, looking like having been hit by something heavy hard.The ecological experts initially suspected that the object could be a meteorite. They need to cut it open for thorough authentication, but Mr Ammarin does not allow the cutting. He is asking experts to identify the object without damaging it.-- NNT 2013-02-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post harrry Posted February 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2013 Thailand ...hub of meteorites. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pimay1 Posted February 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2013 Does it have a lottery number on it? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 The show over Russia is just now filtering down to the locals, or he may have been exposed to the 'discovery channel' recently when the ground search for meteorites was aired. Instead of consulting an ecological expert, he may want to approach someone who would have a basic knowledge/understanding of what he is looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post canuckamuck Posted February 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) Yes I would have thought a geologist might have been the first choice, certainly not ecologists. But even they should know their asteroids, from a hole in the ground Edited February 26, 2013 by canuckamuck 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 re Thailand ...hub of meteorites. there .. supposedly ? ... is one outside the insect museum in sunday walking street : ) dave2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 If they misspelled "geologist", maybe their proof reader (spellchecker) substituted "ecologist"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 These things can be worth a lot of money depending on what material they contain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 DON'T OPEN IT!!!! Nobody know what evil entity/blob/virus/bodysnatcher the sideral stone could contain... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locationthailand Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Even the galaxy is dumping on Thailand... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Couldn't be petrified khwai dropping, could it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falang07 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 "and the object was found in a big hole, looking like having been hit by something heavy hard." a meteorite weighing 10 kilo would make a hell of a crater, not just a hole like "having been hit by something heavy hard". Thai fairy tales at its best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrjlh Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Some one tell him to use a "magnet". Meteorites are magnetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Some one tell him to use a "magnet". Meteorites are magnetic. NotSome not all are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 These things can be worth a lot of money depending on what material they contain. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrjlh Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Some one tell him to use a "magnet". Meteorites are magnetic. NotSome not all are.I collect and find them as a hobby. All the ones that I have found and verified are. And they are small being only a few inches at the most. You can get $100 and up for uncut ones for serious collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS1 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 So thats how the water buffalo really died. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Some one tell him to use a "magnet". Meteorites are magnetic. NotSome not all are.I collect and find them as a hobby. All the ones that I have found and verified are. And they are small being only a few inches at the most. You can get $100 and up for uncut ones for serious collectors. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/space/meteorites-dust/collecting-identifying-meteorites/identifying-meteorites/index.html THe important word is can. most are magnetic. Some are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 These are mass produced in China and sold at the Night Bazaar as paperweights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Curtis Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 So thats how the water buffalo really died. Killed by a brick - a thick one at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Couldn't be petrified khwai dropping, could it?Ha Ha you beat me too it.. that was the first thing I thought of.. Maybe from the Sukhothai period.. what a load of khwai.. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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