So we have all seen a bit of over-the-top security in our lives. You know what I’m talking about. There is always that one guy that tricks out his ’84 Volkswagen Jetta with a state-of-the-art alarm system, LoJack and the Club. Who wouldn’t want to go to prison for stealing a car with a Blue Book value of zip?But what about the store owner who hires private security, hidden cameras, and has the police on speed dial because he sells lottery tickets? That would be taking paranoia to a whole – ‘nutha – level!
Well, leave it to the Brits to top our trailer-park Jetta boys!
Does anyone know how many Melo melo gastropods it takes to find one perfect pearl? Well let’s see! Melo melo is not a rare mollusk. But the pearls they produce are some of the rarest in the world. So what is the number? One in 10,000, maybe? Oh wait, I said a perfect pearl! Maybe one in 100,000.
Well that is a chance Grahame Burrows of an aquarium in Birmingham, UK is just not willing to take. He is so worried someone might steal his precious Melo melo he has had CCTV systems installed covering every access point into the aquarium, not to mention a sophisticated alarm system. This is the same Grahame Burrows that saved a couple of turtles from Smuggling Soup last May. The dude is a hero!
I do have to give Mr. Burrows credit, however. He does admit the chance of this snail having a pearl is a tad rare. I don’t think he needs all the surveillance equipment, though. I bet the guy never leaves the aquarium! Seriously! There is always the chance of getting struck by lightning or getting hit in the head by a meteor if he goes outside. But what about the crocodile attacks or chances of drowning if he stays inside. The poor guy must be a bundle of stress.
Give me a break!
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Oh professor, that would be a "meteorite"!! A METEORITE!! Not a METEOR! A meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere is a METEORITE. Unless your subtle yet caustic wit meant to imply that the curator's head is in the clouds. Hmmm.....I'm still not certain you are as smart as me though.
And a meteor that has not hit the earth's atmosphere yet is a METEOROID.
There you go! That's exactly what I meant;-)
I don't know how a perfect melo pearl would look like but I only desire a Perfect Pearl™ coming from pearl oysters and mussels with lustrous mother of pearl lining their interior.
Some years ago while I was staying in Asia I was invited on a shipping/diving trip with the local fisherman.
After many dives the divers started bringing up basket loads of black pearls. I queried how they were finding these pearls, since I was doubting the pearls been real.
Anyway to cut a long story short, the next diver brought to the surface a large sea snail. In front of my eyes he proceeded to remove the flesh and to my surprise a large black pearl was found.
When I returned to the UK I brought some of these pearls back with me with a photo of the sea snail. When I went to a local jeweller to get an estimate on the value of the pearls, the guy literally fell off his chair laughing, guess he did not believe me that the pearls came from sea snails.
Anyway that put me off trying to sell the pearls, they remain in my possession, some as big as 10p, all coloured black.
NOW AM I TOO BELIEVE THE PEARLS I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION ARE REAL AND VERY VALUABLE ?
Robert from the UK,
Why don't you post some pics and ask the same question on
http://www.pearl-guide.com
We'll be glad to help you.
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