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Old 07-12-2007, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Chrissyo View Post
Also, this is kind of related to something I once read (probably here on Iceinspace), and have always wanted to try. Apparently it is possible to collect small meteorites that have fallen on your house by placing a bucket under a down-pipe for some time (a month or more?) then sift through the garbage and use a magnet on the fine materials left in the bottom. The stuff the magnet picks up is apparently small metallic meteorites (and if I recall correctly they are usually spherical in shape)? Does anyone any further information on this, I'd really like to give it a try!
Not to sure about that, but I must say since we live on rain water out here
in the bush, I got a 20 000 lt tank sitting right outside my back door. There
might be a possibility some maybe sitting in the mesh filter on the inlet hole.
I'll have to get myself a magnet and test the theory.

regards,CS
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