Surreal to be negotiating with Moroccan nomads by phone in highlands of Peru for a big piece of Vesta & the Moon

4 responses to “Surreal to be negotiating with Moroccan nomads by phone in highlands of Peru for a big piece of Vesta & the Moon”

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   jitze

   Aug 8, 2014 at 6:22 pm

   What are Moroccan nomads with telephones doing in the highlands of Peru?

   Oh I see… The Moroccans are in Morocco and… Ah – say no more. Understood.

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   jitze

   Aug 8, 2014 at 9:35 pm

   I got the scoop – they are from the Ministry of Silly Walks negotiating export quotas for Norwegian Parrots.

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   scleroplex

   Aug 9, 2014 at 1:59 am

   :-))

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   jurvetson

   Aug 9, 2014 at 3:22 am

   Bingo! The excitement here is a new witnessed fall of eucrite meteorite in Morocco on July 10th, 2014. Meteorite hunters like Michael Farmer (in sun glasses above) raced to the scene to see an influx of buyers from many of the usual suspects: "Dr. Livingston’s purchasing agent I presume…" We managed to get a great lunar gabbro and a eucrite from Vesta that we will split.

   The fresh fusion crust, with no oxidation or weathering on Earth appeals to some as the pinnacle of samples.

   And boy is is hot, 122°F
   
   Negotiation village Breaking bread. Michael reports in on the local people: " A real gift to them, very poor people. Luckily they are making huge money off this one because all buyers are at the spot. The brokers are having to compete with me and some Europeans so they are paying fair market price."

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