Who can tell me what this is?

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CastleCrest

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• Jun 12, 2006

• #1

Check this thing out!

A friend found this about 30+ years ago in the pine Barrens of NJ.
She rolled it a mile back to her car and it sat in her garden for many years.
A few years back she passed away & I ended up with it.
It sits in my garden now.
No one has ever been able to tell me what it is.
She said the same thing -
She had it for 25+ years and no one ever knew what it was.

Anyone ever seen anything like it?
I seems to have a layer of something grey on the outside.
The next layer looks like rust, but is more like rust colored stone.
I have held a magnet to it & it did not stick.
I've had it for 5 or more years and can't find out what it is????

Care to Guess!
CC

 

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Capt

Joined Jul 2005

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MI

• Jun 12, 2006

• #2

It's a weather rock. If it is dry, it is sunny out. If it is wet, it means it is raining. If it is cold, it means it is cold out. And if it is gone, it means it was stolen!!! :lol:

 

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UnkaMikey

Joined Jul 2005

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Austin, Texas

• Jun 12, 2006

• #3

Capt said:

It's a weather rock. If it is dry, it is sunny out. If it is wet, it means it is raining. If it is cold, it means it is cold out. And if it is gone, it means it was stolen!!! :lol:

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But, if it's gone, but you find it inside your house near a broken window, it's a useful aid in breaking and entering, and clearly indicates the presence of thugs in the area.

 

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HighPSI

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West Hartford, CT

• Jun 12, 2006

• #4

looks like an old globe made out of rock or ceramic or whatever material it, possibly and older version before the representations of land mass and bodies of water weren't 100% accurate

 

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MP5

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Indiana

• Jun 12, 2006

• #5

How much does it weigh?

 

Doc-T

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The Matrix?

• Jun 12, 2006

• #6

Isn't that from outer space? Call the men in black.

Or better yet, say it's from outer space and put it up on ebay.

 

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bildo792

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Hilton Head, SC

• Jun 12, 2006

• #7

It is a Concretion...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concretion

A concretion is a volume of sedimentary rock in which a mineral cement fills the porosity (i.e. the spaces between the sediment grains). Concretions are often ovoid or spherical in shape, though irregular shapes also occur. They form within layers of sedimentary strata that have already been deposited. Concretions usually form early in the burial history of the sediment, before the rest of the sediment is hardenned into rock. This concretionary cement often makes the concretion harder and more resistant to weathering than the host strata.

 

Doc-T

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The Matrix?

• Jun 12, 2006

• #8

A cannon ball.

 

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CastleCrest

Joined Aug 2004

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Discussion Starter
• Jun 12, 2006

• #9

bildo792 said:

It is a Concretion...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concretion

A concretion is a volume of sedimentary rock in which a mineral cement fills the porosity (i.e. the spaces between the sediment grains). Concretions are often ovoid or spherical in shape, though irregular shapes also occur. They form within layers of sedimentary strata that have already been deposited. Concretions usually form early in the burial history of the sediment, before the rest of the sediment is hardenned into rock. This concretionary cement often makes the concretion harder and more resistant to weathering than the host strata.

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I agree - another friend came up with this same answer and it seems to be right!

Bildo - PM me your mailing info - How about a package for getting it right!

 

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bildo792

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Hilton Head, SC

• Jun 12, 2006

• #10

Thanks man!

 

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Bloofington

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Puerto Rico/NYC

• Jun 12, 2006

• #11

It's a Chupacabra. :cryinlaugh: :cryinlaugh: :sm_angel: umpkin: :cryinlaugh: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: umpkin: :mrgreen: :sm_angel: :sm_angel: :bolt:

 

Doc-T

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The Matrix?

• Jun 12, 2006

• #12

:lol: :lol: :rotflmao:

 

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CastleCrest

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• Jun 12, 2006

• #13

Bloofington said:

It's a Chupacabra. :cryinlaugh: :cryinlaugh: :sm_angel: umpkin: :cryinlaugh: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: umpkin: :mrgreen: :sm_angel: :sm_angel: :bolt:

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I am missing 2 goats????? :shock:

 

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RedLeg0811

Joined Mar 2004

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• Jun 12, 2006

• #14

CastleCrest said:

Bloofington said:

It's a Chupacabra. :cryinlaugh: :cryinlaugh: :sm_angel: umpkin: :cryinlaugh: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: umpkin: :mrgreen: :sm_angel: :sm_angel: :bolt:

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I am missing 2 goats????? :shock:

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No small childern who have been bad?

 

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Cloudy

Joined Mar 2006

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Michigan

• Jun 13, 2006

• #15

Know how some people roll up loads of elastic bands into a giant ball? I was going to guess that your mystery object was actually a giant cuban toenail ball. :lol:

 

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Kelvin

Joined Jun 2005

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F*ing Jersey

• Jun 14, 2006

• #16

Actually, it looks like the top of my head after a round of golf. :cry:

 

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Motion123

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Central Jersey

• Jun 14, 2006

• #17

:roll: :lol: :roll:

 

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Markus59

Joined Mar 2005

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West Michigan

• Jun 14, 2006

• #18

I learned something new today, who says smoking cigars don't make you smarter. :duh:

 

Doc-T

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The Matrix?

• Jun 14, 2006

• #19

Kelvin said:

Actually, it looks like the top of my head after a round of golf. :cry:

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

Bikeman

Joined Oct 2005

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Central Canada, eh?

• Jun 14, 2006

• #20

Trust Cloudy to bring up that blasted toe nail again.

Anyway CC what do you think it would cost to ship me one of those babys!!