Purple Spheres

[Mike O'Dell]

but would glass spheres produce gooey liquid when squished?

     -mo

On 2/5/13 9:44 PM, Richard Spargur wrote:
>
> My wife says she recognized them right off.  All this time she 
> wondered where I had lost my marbles.
>
> Interesting photo.  Some of the bobbles, at the edges of the pile are 
> covered or partially covered by blown sand.  I was raised in a hot 
> desert and all us throw backs though purple glass looked cool.  That 
> was in the 1950s and 60s.  Glass turned purple if the process to make 
> it used manganese to help make it look clear to begin with.  The 
> manganese would oxidize if left in the sunlight.  It did not happen 
> overnight and could take a long time months or a year to get enough 
> sun light. Most bottle manufactures stopped using the manganese 
> process (or so I believe) 30-40 years ago.  How much glass left 
> visible to sun light turns purple anymore.  I haven't seen any.
>
> Craft glass they may be says Yoda.  They are not spheres.  They are 
> flat on one side.  Anyone recognize them now?  I bet I can find a good 
> example in Michael's the craft store.  They will be about ½ to 1" in 
> diameter.  I them used in games.
>
> I wish I had the GPS coordinates on this.  My son was in Tucson a week 
> ago.  He could have brought back a souvenir.
>
>      V/R
>
>      Richard K. Spargur
>
>      K3UI
>
>      -  . -       .  .  .  -  -       .  .  -       .  .
>
> *From:*tacos-bounces+k3ui=comcast.net at amrad.org 
> [mailto:tacos-bounces+k3ui=comcast.net at amrad.org] *On Behalf Of 
> *Richard O'Neill
> *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2013 10:48 PM
> *To:* tacos at amrad.org
> *Subject:* Re: Purple Spheres
>
>
>  Obviously, it's an invasion. Aliens have once again detected and 
> followed our electromagnetic transmissions to the source, depositing 
> their eggs in an attempt to colonize Earth.
> Just wait 'til they hatch - then watch out, they'll consume us all - 
> just like the Blob that arrived here in the fifties.
>
> Richard
>
>
> On 2/4/2013 9:31 PM, James Wolf wrote:
>
>     http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272296/Theyre-world--Mysterious-purple-spheres-desert-spark-speculation.html#axzz2Jsl6qO15
>
>     Speculation, anyone?
>
>     *James Wolf,  KR9U*
>
>
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