The super macro guessing game

[Thompsunshine]

LG

[AirBrontosaurus]

LG

That has to be it. Nice one Thompsunshine!

[Thompsunshine]

I thank you...I think so too! Besides, I don't know my holes but I THINK I know my appliances! ROFL!

[Thompsunshine]

I have to leave to go to a wedding for the evening. IF IF IF I am right, I pass the baton to the next person.

[Angel_LCD]

ying yang I would say ;)

[Guineh]

Hmm.. where is photobitz...?

[Thompsunshine]

Wow...I thought that we would have been on to the next photo by now...no one has gotten it huh? hmmm

[Citizensmith]

It's definitely LG, just check the logo on their website. I guess photobitz is just AFK for one reason or other. Why don't you post the next one?

[photobitz]

Errrr.... sorry guys. The downside of being on the other side of the world...

LG is correct. I told you it was an easy one.
OK, your turn.

[Thompsunshine]

I diiiid it! I diiiiid it! I am passing the baton as I said earlier to the next person.

[misspix]

Congrats, Thompsunshine, girls rock!

[Thompsunshine]

abby solutely! OK MISSPIX...you were the next person to post so you are up!

psst please no holes! ROFL

[misspix]

okaaaay! give me a few, bwb :D

[misspix]

Here 'tis, not to difficult and absolutely NO holes:lol: :lol:

[AirBrontosaurus]

Lens cap?

[misspix]

:evil: I didn't think it would be that fast! Obviously I need to work on my macro/obscure skills:lol:
Your up airbront!

[Citizensmith]

Can we get bonus points for saying its from a lens cap for a 58mm (filter thread) Canon Ultrasonic lens? :)

[AirBrontosaurus]

:evil: I didn't think it would be that fast! Obviously I need to work on my macro/obscure skills:lol:
Your up airbront!

Don't feel bad. My first few went instantly as well. As you play more, you get a feel for stuff that people won't guess ;).

Here you guys go. As usual, hints come tomorrow:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9194/smgg20sg7.jpg

[Citizensmith]

Hey thats easy its a, umm, thingy.

Are the two objects both part of the same thing?

[AirBrontosaurus]

Hey thats easy its a, umm, thingy.

Are the two objects both part of the same thing?

Yes.

[misspix]

Hey thats easy its a, umm, thingy.



hey now, I have reserved the use of the term "thingy"!:lol: :rolleyes: I guess I'll have to come up with something new...
How bout...whatchamabob from an electronic device;)

[jr#8]

looks like a speaker

[BearLeeAlive]

Some kind of a cutter

[Thompsunshine]

One looks like a dirty ice cube! LOL

[AirBrontosaurus]

Not electric. Not a cutter. Not a speaker, and not an ice cube.

I guess it is technically a "thingy," but I think I'll need you to be a little more specific than that.

[Thompsunshine]

ahhhh geesh citizen....now AirBront is getting picky! :-D

[Mike Bell]

I may be way off but I think it has a sort of pottery look to it. Is it a coffee mug???? :rolleyes:

[misspix]

As I am sure you all have figured out by now, my identification skills of technical items is sketchy at best:rolleyes: but, could it be something that provides a connection to something else????

[Rumjungle]

Like the plug on a phone or network cable.

[AirBrontosaurus]

Not pottery, not a connection to anything, not a phone plug and not a network cable.

Hint numero uno: This goes on your body.

[misspix]

part of a belt???

[jr#8]

maybe an old broch

[Rumjungle]

ring or ear ring?

[AirBrontosaurus]

Nope, nope and nope.

Wow, this is more of a stumper than I thought. Keep up the guessing!

[Thompsunshine]

Dear AirBront: I would like to know how you manage to come up with this stuff. Do you say, stand in the shower and as you are rinsing your hair, look up and think.."Wow, now that will make a great macro shot that no one will guess"? Or perhaps, you are standing on a ladder cleaning out your gutter? LMAO

I'm just curious as to what flips your switches!

[AirBrontosaurus]

Dear AirBront: I would like to know how you manage to come up with this stuff. Do you say, stand in the shower and as you are rinsing your hair, look up and think.."Wow, now that will make a great macro shot that no one will guess"? Or perhaps, you are standing on a ladder cleaning out your gutter? LMAO

I'm just curious as to what flips your switches!

The process I use to decide my macro shot is quite in-depth. It requires precise examination of not only the object's relative position and complexity, but also its supposed "unguessability," which is a concept I developed and that is derived by the juxtaposition of both the physical and (sometimes) mechanical properties of said object.

:rolleyes:.

Kidding. I actually just go over to my bedside table (which is covered in tons of stuff) and pick out a random object. Then, I look at parts of it that people don't usually associate with it. For instance, when misspix posted her last picture, it had many features exclusive to itself. Right off the bat, I noticed that it was black, circular, had a mechanism around the edge and had a raised portion (a letter maybe?) in the center. This right away narrowed it down to only a few objects. Given that this was a photography board, a lens-cap seemed like the logical conclusion.

Also, it's a lot easier when you can do a reversed-lens macro at 3:1. Most things looks a lot different at those ratios.

Oh, and I'm a little weird. That might help a little too ;).

I'll post another hint tomorrow. Keep guessing!

[Thompsunshine]

First there was hope...now there is none! LOLOLOL sigh....I will guess again!

{EDIT} I just happened to think...if THIS is on your bedside table and it is weird....
[whisper] what are we going to think of you then?

[Thompsunshine]

Ok. Based on his last post.....I guess, uh...

A healing crystal.


hahaha you guys...and you thought I was going to say a whip!

[photobitz]

Hint numero uno: This goes on your body.

I guessed that from all the dandruff on it...

:)

Is it one of those stick-on electrodes?

[Rumjungle]

Ok. Based on his last post.....I guess, uh...

A healing crystal.


hahaha you guys...and you thought I was going to say a whip!

I think he means HIS bedside table, not YOURS.;)

[photobitz]

lol

[Rumjungle]

necklace?

[AirBrontosaurus]

BWAHAHAHA! Two days and no correct answer! That means it's time for another hint.

Hint numero dos (this one will give it away): In the early 1980s, Corey Hart wrote a song about this particular item.

Oh ,and photobitz, that is dust, not dandruff Mr. Smartypants ;).

[BearLeeAlive]

Do you wear your sunglasses at night?

[AirBrontosaurus]

Do you wear your sunglasses at night?

Bingo! For those of you wondering, this is where the rubber nose-piece is connected (via the curved metal thingy) to the sunglasses. I'll post a zoomed-out pic when I get home from work.

You're up BearLeeAlive (I'm glad you got the hint, too ;))

[BearLeeAlive]

It is the only Corey Hart song I remember.

I am running out to a jobsite right now and will post when i get back in a couple hours. Hmmmmmmm, got some ideas flowing already.

[Michael]

Ahh, very tricky. Now if i had only taken my glasses off while reading this i could have got it. Although i cant read the computer screen when i dont have my glasses off. lol. Oh well i dont have a macro lens anyway. When i get a macro lens ill start trying. lol ;)


Michael

[misspix]

(via the curved metal thingy)


I knew it, I just knew it (as did citizensmith) it was a thingy!:lol: :lol: :lol:

[misspix]

P.S. Now that I know your secret <rubbing hands in glee>just wait til next time, dear airbront:evil:

[BearLeeAlive]

OK, back in the office again.

I got one for you to guess at when I was out and about.

Have fun.

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[DDA]

razor blade?

[BearLeeAlive]

razor blade?
Nope

[AirBrontosaurus]

Probably way off... but it sort of looks like a magazine of staples (like the ones you load into a staple gun).

I can't get a good sense of scale, however, so that may be completely wrong ;).

Also, that band of color (copper) is throwing me off. Good picture!

[BearLeeAlive]

Not staples.

This portion of the object is about 3mm high

[AirBrontosaurus]

Bah... that dang discolored piece is killing me!

Is it a logo or nameplate of sorts? (usually they round the edges for safety reaons, and this looks kinda sharp, but I'll throw it out anyways).

[BearLeeAlive]

Not a logo

[Thompsunshine]

I think he means HIS bedside table, not YOURS.

O MG Touche Rumjungle....touche! LMAO

[Thompsunshine]

It looks to me like woven fabric of metal thread.

[BearLeeAlive]

It looks to me like woven fabric of metal thread.
Notta.

This object is solid metal, the copper brazing holds this piece on to the main object.

[misspix]

At least it's not a hole:rolleyes: Looks like a piece to connect (grrr sometimes being a non-tech girl is irritating) like the thing in a usb connecter (aka thingy):lol:

[BearLeeAlive]

Another hint: I did say I would take some shots at one of my jobsites. My company does residential building and renovations.

[Thompsunshine]

I KNOW WHAT IT ISSSSS I KNOW WHAT IT ISSSSS!

The backing on carpet!!!!!!

[AirBrontosaurus]

Well, you said it used copper brazing, you work for a revnnovating company... if it isn't carpet like Thompsunshine said, then is it some kind of refridgeration/heatsink part (that's where they use brazing, right?).

[BearLeeAlive]

I KNOW WHAT IT ISSSSS I KNOW WHAT IT ISSSSS!

The backing on carpet!!!!!!
LOL, way off, but bonus points for enthusiasm

[BearLeeAlive]

Well, you said it used copper brazing, you work for a revnnovating company... if it isn't carpet like Thompsunshine said, then is it some kind of refridgeration/heatsink part (that's where they use brazing, right?).

Not an appliance.

[Thompsunshine]

Ok, I am not an electrician but if it involves copper, I would say it is dealing with electricity. hmmmm

Oh, and bonus points for being stupid! LOL Thanks!

[kawwauser]

the item has two straight sides and one jagged,id focus on the jagged, by the way i dont know what it is either

[photobitz]

Oh ,and photobitz, that is dust, not dandruff Mr. Smartypants ;).

HAHAHAHAAH.... sure it is... :rolleyes:

[BearLeeAlive]

Not electrical itself, but used with something electrical.

[jr#8]

ground lug

[BearLeeAlive]

Nope, and to show I'm not as mean as AirB, I will post a slightly larger image to help you all out a bit.

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[jr#8]

almost looks like a strip of brad nails

[BearLeeAlive]

almost looks like a strip of brad nails
Nope, remember that this view is about 5mm, less than 1/4" wide

[AirBrontosaurus]

Hey, I'm not mean! Just look at my second hint! Corey Hart... that was a dead giveaway! ;)

As for the pic... blade fuse? (ugh... that's not right either)

This is a hard one!

[BearLeeAlive]

Hey, I'm not mean! Just look at my second hint! Corey Hart... that was a dead giveaway! ;)
You're right, you can be a softy.

'nuther clue.......Tool related

[BearLeeAlive]

And by the way, the first guess was the closest so far

[AirBrontosaurus]

a weird-ass screwdriver?

god, man, you're killing me!

[BearLeeAlive]

C'mon y'all are going to have to sharpen up, or you will never cut it in this game.

BTW, everyone is going to know what it is.

[AirBrontosaurus]

wire cutters? carpet knife?

The copper is throwing me off. That and the weird shape.

It looks so dang common! I'm gonna be so mad when I find out what this is ;).

[BearLeeAlive]

It looks so dang common! I'm gonna be so mad when I find out what this is ;).
I've gotta a feeling you won't get mad, just even;)

[misspix]

:!: The inside of a wire nut!

[BearLeeAlive]

:!: The inside of a wire nut!
Not close there Terri.

Let's recap my clues:

-Last view is about 5x3mm
-Found on a construction jobsite
-Is tool related
-is used by something electrical
-C'mon y'all are going to have to sharpen up, or you will never cut it in this game.
-A razor blade was the closest guess.

Now, c'mon all, aren't I just a wee bit nicer than AirB, he makes everyone suffer way longer with out clues.

[BearLeeAlive]

-A razor blade was the closest guess.

Though AirB did have some a carpet knife as a guess which is about as close.

Remember, everyone will have seen this object before.

[misspix]

I know I am going to feel dumb when this thing is revealed:confused:
I was hoping someone (anyone?) would guess again before I added another lamo guess:lol:
But, not to be, so here goes: electric scissors (to cut sheet metal with)

[BearLeeAlive]

Terri, your are getting even closer.

This is my last bigger image, you guys gotta get this.

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[misspix]

Electric chisel???

[BearLeeAlive]

Electric chisel???

Notta.

Last clue for the night, I will check the right answers in the morning.

Think round!!!!

[Thompsunshine]

Ahhh geeezzzz He says "think round" I see squares. LOL

[JSolie]

It almost looks like a kind of scraper, but at 3mm, that's the shortest scraper I've heard of...

[AirBrontosaurus]

I GOT IT I GOT IT!!!

A PIPE CUTTER!... maybe?

[chansh]

Wire cutter???

[Rumjungle]

A shear?

[BearLeeAlive]

No to all of the above.

The metal on top is extremely hard, really holds an edge well. The object it is mounted on is definitely circular.

[Guineh]

Wouldn't be a cutting blade on a dado head would it?

I would have guessed utility knife, but circular and electrical don't seem to go together with that theory.

[Guineh]

Another guess in the same vein would be a cutting blade for an electric planer.

[BearLeeAlive]

Wouldn't be a cutting blade on a dado head would it?
Not a dado head, just a carbide tipped blade from one of the guys 10" miter saw, but close enough. It seems I never took a shot of the entire blade.

You are up MRaiford!!!!

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[Matoch]

Not a dado head, just a carbide tipped blade from one of the guys 10" miter saw, but close enough. It seems I never took a shot of the entire blade.

You are up MRaiford!!!!


There's absolutely no way I would have ever figured that one out. Nice one.

James

[Rumjungle]

Nice shot Jim. I see these things all the time and couldn't place it. It's amazing the texture you see on that macro shot.

[Guineh]

Not a dado head, just a carbide tipped blade from one of the guys 10" miter saw, but close enough. It seems I never took a shot of the entire blade.

You are up MRaiford!!!!


Interesting looking blade. Ill post something this evening when I get home...

[Thompsunshine]

Oh for pete sake! LOL Yep, I use that ALL THE TIME! :rolleyes:

[Rumjungle]

Oh c'mon. Don't they have women's circular saw groups or circular saw parties in Ohio?;)

[Citizensmith]

That was just way more macro'd than I expected. No way I was going to get it, nice shot.

[BearLeeAlive]

Sorry I made it so tough on you all, wait, no I'm not;)

I did give the actual size of the pic, tons of clues.

Just wait until you see the other ones I have.

[misspix]

Oh boy, Bearlee, I can haaardly wait:rolleyes: :p

[Mike Bell]

Sorry I made it so tough on you all, wait, no I'm not;)

I did give the actual size of the pic, tons of clues.

Just wait until you see the other ones I have.

I knew it! He's finally admitted it! YES - Bearly has a stash of SMGG pics all ready on his hard drive for this game. That means he is in stage 4 of SMGG Addiction Syndrome. :lol:

I'm in stage 5! :cry:

[Guineh]

Okay, here it is. Nice'n'easy:

[BearLeeAlive]

I knew it! He's finally admitted it! YES - Bearly has a stash of SMGG pics all ready on his hard drive for this game. That means he is in stage 4 of SMGG Addiction Syndrome. :lol:

I'm in stage 5! :cry:

Oh, do I ever have a stash of pics, get ready to suffer.;)

I'm really a 5 still dressing as a 4! :D

[Thompsunshine]

Oh c'mon. Don't they have women's circular saw groups or circular saw parties in Ohio?

Oh Rumjungle.... [sigh] Sure they do. Circum = circumference and Precision = cision They are called the circumcision club! Held every Friday night! ROFL

[Thompsunshine]

OH FOR PETE SAKE! They are ALWAYS easy if you already know what they are a picture of! ROFL

[BearLeeAlive]

Oh Rumjungle.... [sigh] Sure they do. Circum = circumference and Precision = cision They are called the circumcision club! Held every Friday night! ROFL
Hopefully you don't perform these circumcisions with a circular saw..........OUCH:lol:

[BearLeeAlive]

Is it a rifle barrel

[Thompsunshine]

It is a Women's club BearLee...we will cut anything we can get ahold of!

[BearLeeAlive]

*Note to self*

Stay outta Ohio on a Friday night.

[Thompsunshine]

LMAO!~

[Thompsunshine]

Back to the guessing game. It looks to me to be the bottom of a terra cotta planter.

[BearLeeAlive]

Mounting ring on sumpin.

[Thompsunshine]

I have that!!! I have sumpin in the kitchen, sumpin in the living room...... :-D

[BearLeeAlive]

I have that!!! I have sumpin in the kitchen, sumpin in the living room...... :-D
Hush, that's my techy talk..........:o

Besides, isn't it bed time in Ohio by now:lol:

[Thompsunshine]

Yer point?

[misspix]

Oh Rumjungle.... [sigh] Sure they do. Circum = circumference and Precision = cision They are called the circumcision club! Held every Friday night! ROFL

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[BearLeeAlive]

Yer point?
Now, don't misinterpret me, I was just thinkin' if you went to bed you might quit pickin' on poor ol' me:cry:

:lol::lol:

[misspix]

Okay, my super-tech macro thingy guess: a metal thingy without a hole that exists only to make me go WTH is that thing???

[Rumjungle]

Hammer?

[Rumjungle]

It is a Women's club BearLee...we will cut anything we can get ahold of!

Are we still talking about Ohio or the ancient Amazon?:) Which reminds me of: NO MA'AM!:lol:

http://www.posters.ws/images/962400/married_with_children_no_ma_am_t.jpg

[Thompsunshine]

Awwwww BearLee sniff sniff {patting you on the back}

((((((((((((((BearLee)))))))))))))))))) We love you! Hey, if I didn't like ya....;-)

Rumjungle I think we are way way past Ohio at this point! LOL

[BearLeeAlive]

Thompsunshine, you can be sure I will be striving to be on your good side from now on.;) :lol:

[Thompsunshine]

misspix! I looooove you signature. Makes me wonder.....Is it in reference to perhaps THIS thread???????

psst...wish I had thought of it!

[misspix]

Thompsunshine: Thanx, just edited today, and basically has to with all things photo???Since joining this forum I have discovered that I had an overly inflated sense of knowledge:D So am starting anew:D:D:D:D

[Thompsunshine]

Everybody must have gone to bed....

[Rumjungle]

Almost, I'm still waiting to find out how far off I am with the "hammer" guess. :mrgreen:

[chansh]

Could this be another hole pic?

Is it a spinning thing.

[Guineh]

not a hammer, not a hole. not a whatsit. :) Its a simple everyday item. Probably 85% of households have at least one. Chip in when you have a guess!

(edit) And Man! I thought this was gonna be super easy! I hastily grabbed something, photoed it, and posted it.

[asylumxl]

i thought it was the cylinder wall of a car engine block...

[Rumjungle]

refrigerator magnet

[BearLeeAlive]

Pencil sharpener.

It so does look like another hole though!!!

[espressomaker]

Is it a can opener?

[Thompsunshine]

Alright. From the "chip in" remark I will guess a coffee cup.

Edit: It is metal. It is grooved and painted. Everyday item with 85% of the households having at least one....makes me say hmmm.

[Guineh]

refrigerator magnet

It is magnetic and I have several on the side of the refrigerator, but they're not all that decorative. They are useful, though.

(edit) in case I'm not clear... not a refrigerator magnet.

[Thompsunshine]

YOU GO RUMJUNGLE! :-D

[Guineh]

YOU GO RUMJUNGLE! :-D

Shhh... he's not quite there! ;)

[Citizensmith]

A bottle opener?

[Guineh]

It does the opposite of a bottle opener: It keeps things closed.

[Rumjungle]

Bottle closer? Wait, that doesn't make any sense. It's a magnetic thing-keep-closed-er.:)
Man, I'm close, but just not gettin' it...and I have an image ready to go too.:mad:

[Matoch]

heating plate of a coffee maker.

James

[Guineh]

Its spring loaded. Not a heating plate.

[Guineh]

Bottle closer? Wait, that doesn't make any sense. It's a magnetic thing-keep-closed-er.:)
Man, I'm close, but just not gettin' it...and I have an image ready to go too.:mad:

Nothing to do with bottles, You're sooo close you can taste the fresh crispy goodness.

[Guineh]

Seriously, I thought this was an easy one....

[DDA]

One of those clips to keep chips or cereals fresh (sorry, I have no idea of the real name ;-) )

If I'm right, somebody else can have a go. I don't have anything ready and it's time to go to bed...

[Matoch]

A scale of some sort?

James

[Rumjungle]

I think DDA is right, Chip Clip?