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Originally Posted by Chrissyo
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!
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That was me who mentioned it about a year ago or more.
I have it on one of my websites: Scroll down to 'Micro-meteorites (Space Dust)
How to find them'
http://astroken.bravehost.com/astrokenfacts.html