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Originally Posted by Noclevername
If it lays outside on the ground for a few hours, it's already no longer "ultra-clean". The five-second rule was busted on Mythbusters.  |
We are dealing with the interior of the meteorite, not the exterior.
The importance of the Murchison was recognised on discovery and considerable lengths were go to to minimise organic contamination and to differentiate between indigenous organic matter and ny terrestrial materials.
And while entertaining I would not take mythbusters as gospel or relevant
Jon