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Ask Slashdot: What Gadgets Would You Use For Hunting Meteorites?

Posted by Soulskill on from the can't-beat-a-trusty-tricorder dept.

DrPeper writes "I may have an opportunity to assist a pair of renowned meteorite hunters (yes, the ones on the Science Channel). Being the MacGyver-type everywhere I've worked and a consummate geek, I thought I would pose a question to the Slashdot community. If you were to go meteorite hunting, what gadgets would you use? I've already thought of using a UAV with a radio gradiometer, or attaching a coil to a quadrocopter, blimp, or terrestrial robot. (The point of which would be to have it automatically produce a gradient map of the density of ferrous metals in a given area.) Any other crazy ideas out there?"

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  1. What gadget? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    A gun.

  2. Barret 50 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Meteorites tend to be made of metal and thick enough to shrug off most hunting rounds with ease.
    Barret 50 is the hunting weapon you need. Now who said it didn't have a sporting purpose?!

  3. A few odds and ends... by nebaz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Two pounds of semtex, an egg timer, radiation suit, 3 rolls of duct tape, and NO QUESTIONS ASKED. I'm sorry, what were we looking for again?

    --
    Rhymes that keep their secrets will unfold behind the clouds.There upon the rainbow is the answer to a neverending story
  4. look to history by Jeek+Elemental · · Score: 4, Funny

    dressing up as a dinosaur should do the trick