A small group of people manage to make money at a little-known job: meteorite hunting. They use metal detectors to comb the Southwest in search of bits of meteorite that are more valuable than gold.

?Without a doubt, I have the best job in the galaxy,? says Bob Haag. ?But you don?t have to be a rocket scientist. You do a little research, find where meteorites have fallen, and just go there and look. That?s it. There?s no magic.? He must be doing well, since he wears a meteorite-encrusted wedding ring.
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