Comments on: Meteor Postcards

By: Russell

Russell — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:04:40 +0000

Excellent idea with the postcards, I agree that I might need to rethink my strategy. There is just too much area to cover by searching. It is more likely that a local will find the first piece or maybe already has. Fliers could be handed out at church or posted up on restauraunts, markets, schools, post offices, hardware stores, etc… might also be a good idea to inform the public and increase the odds of finds being reported. Also on a side note, i think that some of the amish who are very helpful and friendly that i met were a little bit offended when i suggested that I would buy or offer a reward to anyone who had information about the meteorite. Its not there custom to recieve a large amount of money or get alot of publicity by looking for rocks. This kind of work may be more frowned/condemned upon in the future by their community if were not careful.

By: Sanny

Sanny — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:27:36 +0000

I like the green check, where did you get that idea?

By: Norm

Norm — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:46:40 +0000

The mailers look really good.I think that this will be a deciding factor in finding this meteorite. Knowledge is power!!

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:09:22 +0000

Just a couple of suggestions. First, I think some slag can be attracted to a magnet. Remember all the junk we had sticking to our magnetic sweepers along the gravel road the first day we went out searching? Slag was our enemy. Second, on your post card you start out saying that a “large” meteorite fell in the area. That might cause residents to be on the look-out only for something large. Perhaps it would be best to say that a large meteor exploded or disintegrated over the region, and to keep an eye out for the fragments. Just my 2 cents worth. Good luck!