A friend (whom I shall not name) with the British Antarctic Survey once told me that the mornings after a meteor shower, they would take a Twin Otter plane out

A friend (whom I shall not name) with the British Antarctic Survey once told me that the mornings after a meteor shower, they would take a Twin Otter plane out low, looking for dark rocks against the snow, land, gather, repeat, and finally sell the rocks on eBay. Your tax pounds at work. :)