farmersteve Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Maybe some of you guys know this story. Thought it was interesting... THE ROCK THAT FELL TO EARTH How a meteorite hunter’s obsession took him from the mountains of Colorado, to the Bundy Ranch, and eventually landed him in jail https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/25/17492902/meteorite-hunting-authentication-steven-curry-montrose-colorado 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I knew bits and pieces from previous articles but this is the first in depth one I've come across. Really sad story how people become obsessed with something in spite of evidence to the contrary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Great story, gotta share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wet/dry washer Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 another sad story: old woman meteorite fall. blm using federal antiquities act and the Marines to remove it. MetBul listed it as a find. have four who witnessed it in 1975. what the international meteorite collector association did to curry is criminal and they have treated me the same. I.M.C.A is a closed union shop, they control the meteorite market causing great harm. see: ryderdude760@yahoo.com one percenter motorcycle clubs are a closed union shop, causing no harm cause they do not control the motorcycle market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul R W Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 It's exceedingly difficult to observe a friend or family member become separated from reality. I have two family members who have undergone that process. I'm sure there's someone in Curry's life who wonders if there was a point in his life, some singular moment in time, when someone could have nudged him a bit and turned him before he entered the mental black hole that dissolved his last ties to the real world. Interesting read, and somewhat difficult to discuss without waxing political. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 We were involved in the Sutter's Mill Meteorite fall and recovery. Saw this happen first hand with a woman hunter. Refusing to believe the stone she found wasn't a meteorite. Went as far as cussing out the lead scientist at Davis who was researching this fall. Meteorites, like gold, make people do weird stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul R W Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 GeoJack, I've been wondering about that since I joined here -- why people (some, certainly not all) become so emotionally invested in their supposed meteorites? Reading some of the threads from meteorite seekers seeking validation, it's almost as if there's a religious element involved. They are just rocks. Really, really cool rocks (at least the genuine ones), but just rocks all the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Because they believe...same reason that some one will defend their truck, political party or religion. You can argue facts but never beliefs. fred 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisski Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I often wonder if some really successful entrepreneurs are like this, but are able to channel their energy in the correct direction. This guys chance to ever do anything good stopped once he became focused on meteors. If his gaming company had succeeded, maybe it would have been the new Hasbro. I really think he had a desire to create something new, that once he chose meteors, became an unhealthy, unchecked, obsession. It's kind of like being in the big game, but when its finally over what do you do next? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pairadiceau Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Fred, Another well reasoned argument. I know very little, but I do believe in meteor wrongs, Ford trucks, and heavy concentrations of Gypsum. Emoji... Smiling Jack. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Go to some of the larger trade shows, CES, SEMA and you'll see people with products for sale that makes your palm migrate to your forehead, but they believe they have the best product ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wet/dry washer Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Steven Duane curry is mistaken for STEPHEN DUANE CURRY who is in the federal witness protection program. the new Mexico cops pulled him over beat him causing a heart attack. State officials do not want to admit they where wrong. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, wet/dry washer said: Steven Duane curry is mistaken for STEPHEN DUANE CURRY who is in the federal witness protection program. the new Mexico cops pulled him over beat him causing a heart attack. State officials do not want to admit they where wrong. . https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1452479 Seems like he's one of many who have used eBay to sell phoney meteorites, gold claims, etc. This article gave me a good laugh... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Here's another article. https://www.courthousenews.com/expensive-meteorites-are-bogus-a-g-says/ While it's funny in some ways, it's also sad at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wet/dry washer Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Just returned from the happy place, red lake nation. Delivered them 724 pictures and the meteorites as they lay. Life is a dream, follow your dreams and you'll forever be young and happy. Negative thoughts and comments kills your dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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