Posted on 06/01/2016 5:59:32 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
Italian and Egyptian researchers analyzed the metal with an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to determine its chemical composition, and found its high nickel content, along with its levels of cobalt, “strongly suggests an extraterrestrial origin”. They compared the composition to known meteorites within 2,000km around the Red Sea coast of Egypt, and found similar levels in one meteorite.
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somebody cue the STEVE MARTIN video of King Tut...please!
The Sword of the Morning, I will call it “Dawn”
And now we have a giant cult on this world who worship a meteorite.
Even without extraterrestrial contact or influence, the ancient Egyptians were pretty advanced people.
A great source of iron for ancient people.
It has always amazed me that the ufo aliens came all this way to teach the Egyptians but didn’t bother to show them how to make a true arch.
Ask and ye shall receive!
George Noory is not in right now. He’s out shopping for more aluminum foil. Art Bell is probably in the Philippines. Hey, try Alex Jones. He’s out of this world.
It wasn’t at all uncommon for ancient cultures to use meteorites to make objects of metal in the Stone Age.
Here is a good starting point. Those books referenced on this page look rather interesting too.
What is odd (about ancient iron traditions and folk/fairy tales) is that the “cold iron” is always introduced when needed as a prop device - The magician’s dagger is made from cold iron, or the fairy (or dragon) can only be killed by a sword made from cold iron. Reasonable I guess, meteorite iron is pretty rare.
Yet nothing is hotter than a meteorite coming down burned past incandescent in the atmosphere.
On the other hand, the “regular” blacksmith iron is forged hot and becomes a “shield” against fairies, or salt and iron is used to lock in a ghost or demon, or keep out an evil fairy, or imprison a good fairy or whatever. (Horseshoes turned up to catch good luck also.)
So here I am, breathing iron dust, grinding grit, and burning steel for decades .. getting all sorts of tiny pieces and cutting oils and particles embedded in the skin and hands. I must be thoroughly immune to fairies by now. And likely dragons well.
"Yet nothing is hotter than a meteorite coming down burned past incandescent in the atmosphere."There aren't many reports regarding the apparent temperatures of newly arrived meteorites, but the proxy information is, probably not noticeably warm to the touch. The ablative cooling method used by most reentry vehicles was actually copied from meteor observations.
Meteorites can travel at speeds of up to 70km/sec, and are burning up as they travel through the Earth's atmosphere. This entry through the atmosphere causes the outside meteorite to become heated, change shape and often leave behind a burnt fusion crust. However, whenever a meteorite finally lands on the ground it is not glowing red hot. This is because of the ablation process which occurs on entry, the hot outside layer dissipates, as the meteorite has been travelling so fast only the outside has become heated. Also the meteorite has been in space for billions of years and its core is pretty cold. As the meteorite becomes nearer to the ground it has often slowed down and cooled enough that when it lands on the ground its often just ambient temperature. [Astronotes]
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