The super macro guessing game

[tiktaalik]

JoesLdy, I think the person who gets the answer is the one who gets to post a pic.

I've got a piccy all ready, but I'm terrible at figuring these out...

[cfpackerfan]

OK can I take my turn now? Im sorry I went out of turn- I thought we had gotten done with the last one I searched through the thread and thought it was done- so sorry all!


No problem, it's tough to figure out sometimes. ;)

With this game, the person who guesses the current shot gets to post the next one. 3Turner is next in line for guessing the lighter.

But keep your eyes open... there are MANY times the guesser passes his turn, and anyone can post. :D Which is REALLY nice for those of us who have a hard time with the guessing part. :)

Welcome to the game! You'll get the hang of it soon enough. :D

[3Turner]

Okay...let me get one up

[3Turner]

Okay...attached the wrong picture at first, but now let see if it works this time.

[scraps]

Wow...that's pretty small....
I'll venture a guess at a poker chip?

[3Turner]

I had to crop real small since a larger crop will give it away, but it is not a poker chip.

[Jim7226]

How about a control knob for perhaps an oven/stove or a BBQ grill?

[3Turner]

Not a control knob, but this item does have a ring that turns.

[tiktaalik]

Tire on a toy car?

[scraps]

a lense?

[3Turner]

Not a tire or a lense.

[Miniflash]

is it a remote control?

[tiktaalik]

Mouse wheel?

[3Turner]

This item is not a remote control or a mouse wheel.

[Broncosaurus]

A dial?

[webcrawlur]

a watch...

[3Turner]

a watch...

Thats it...your up webcrawlur.

[scraps]

i would not have guessed that in a long, long time...

[JoesLdy]

LOL ok guys sorry- I will wait til I guess one :)

[Citizensmith]

LOL ok guys sorry- I will wait til I guess one :)

If you have one ready go ahead and post. It's been 13 hours since the last one was guessed. The kind of rule is that it's open season on new posts if we have to wait that long. That way the thread keeps moving nicely.

Oops, having re-read it I noticed its only 7 hours since the guess was confirmed. Anyway, I doubt anyone would get upset if you added one. It's still WebCrawlur's turn, it would just give us all something to do.

[webcrawlur]

LOL ok guys sorry- I will wait til I guess one :)

You may have my turn...;)

[Skrim17]

YAY!! Post it Joes!!

[BradT0517]

Well so much for JoesLdy posting so who wants it.

[webcrawlur]

OK I hope I am not going out of turn- but I thought I came up with a good one today so here it is before I forget to post:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/134/346279373_520ad1efca.jpg?v=0
Take a stab at it, JoesLdy posted this earlier.:D

[aLFaDaRK]

I'll take this one....I'll take one of two answers, since neither is extremely obvious.

*crash, so image removed to get rid of any potential confusion*

[aLFaDaRK]

whoops, was in the middle of posting this as you brought the other one up

go for the first one then I suppose

edit: and my guess would be...er...fingers? It looks like fingerprints..hmm

[Skrim17]

It does look like skin, but it is also a tad blurry so you can't tell for sure.

[aLFaDaRK]

yes, it almost looks like a long exposure of fingers which then blurred to create a strange effect

[BradT0517]

hmm almost seems like it is a ripple effect on water from a helicopter layered on to a picture of fingers

[aLFaDaRK]

or sand dunes, heh

[Mike Bell]

Could be fingers in a rubber glove? :confused:

[Jim7226]

Is it part of a feather?

[Mike Bell]

BTW I've PMed JoesLdy so that he/she checks out this thread when he/she next logs on. Can't keep us SMGG addicts waiting too long eh? ;)

[webcrawlur]

BTW I've PMed JoesLdy so that he/she checks out this thread when he/she next logs on. Can't keep us SMGG addicts waiting too long eh? ;)
Lol, I did that too...:lol:

[Mike Bell]

Lol, I did that too...:lol:

Now that just proves we are both incurable SMGG addicts! ;) :lol:

[webcrawlur]

we are many...;)

[Nzshrimper]

maybe leather viewed through some glass.

[JoesLdy]

It is a feather- I'll post the original when I get home- don't have access here. It is a Mallard Duck :)

[JoesLdy]

Oh BTW thanks for the heads up- I work a lot I would have never known ;)

[Jim7226]

Gosh...I guess that sure was a lucky guess. Hey guys...I would love to post another pic for the next one, but I am leaving on a trip tomorrow so I am going to pass my turn to anyone who is ready to go. If I posted now I might not be able to follow-up in a timely manner.

[tiktaalik]

Oooh! My first chance. (I doubt I'll get many by guessing :) )

[scraps]

Are we trying to guess the white crusty stuff (glue?) or the thing the white crusty stuff is on?

[tiktaalik]

If you know what the white crusty stuff is on, then you'll know what the white crusty stuff is. You might also know the reverse, too :) But I guess I'm really looking for what the white crusty stuff is on.

Not glue.

[Citizensmith]

Inside of a pie tin thingy. Something you bake cakes in. The white stuff is cake that stuck to the inside while cooking.

[tiktaalik]

Not a pie tin thingy and the white stuff isn't stuck cake.

[stratos]

bonish thing perhaps ?

[tiktaalik]

Not bone.

[Citizensmith]

OK, maybe the white stuff is that quick set spray insulation. No clue what that would make the object though.

[tiktaalik]

It's not spray insulation.

[thomascanty]

Coral or some kinda aquarium crusty or plant-life thingy... (Using your avatar as a hint)

[tiktaalik]

I like fishies, but the photo isn't coral, aquarium crusty, or plant-life thingy.

Hint: the crusty isn't always found on the object, especially outside the southwest US.

[BearLeeAlive]

A shower nozzle?

[cfpackerfan]

JIM IS HOME!!!

[tiktaalik]

Not a shower nozzle but definitely warmer than the other guesses.

[Jim7226]

Is it some kind of mineral...like salt?

[tiktaalik]

It is a mineral but not table salt.

I still want what it's on :)

[cfpackerfan]

Hardened calcium deposits on a drain of some sort.

[tiktaalik]

Oooh, Cat is close - the crusties are hard water deposits.

Another hint: the object is gender neutral but more likely to be used by women.

[Mike Bell]

Oooh, Cat is close - the crusties are hard water deposits.

Another hint: the object is gender neutral but more likely to be used by women.

Wash hand basin! :lol:

[tiktaalik]

Nope :lol:

[cfpackerfan]

Are you suggesting, Mike, that men don't wash their hands often? LOL

[Mike Bell]

Are you suggesting, Mike, that men don't wash their hands often? LOL

What's the point? :rolleyes: They only get dirty again! ;)

[cfpackerfan]

That's why I don't make the bed. LOL. Good logic.

anyway....

hard water deposits ..... on a ...... drinking fountain?

[tiktaalik]

Not a drinking fountain.

[scraps]

On a funnel of some sort?

BTW - Nice gallery tiktaalik!

[tiktaalik]

Thanks for the words about my galleries Evan :)

But sorry, not a funnel. The hole is very small and there's more than one.

[cfpackerfan]

Sprinkler head? (Trying to figure out if women would use that more than men..... )

[tiktaalik]

Not a sprinkler head. Liquid water isn't responsible for the crusties.

[cfpackerfan]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....steam. An iron.

[scraps]

a sieve? (seive?)...thing for straining things from water...you know what I mean.

[tiktaalik]

And Cat wins it! It's hard water deposits on a steam iron.

[cfpackerfan]

Nice. ... it was the 'not liquid water' clue that finally made it click. ;)

I'll have something up shortly.

[cfpackerfan]

OK...here ya go. I'll be back in a bit.

[Flywing]

there's some dust on the glass looks like the edge of a camera lens

[cfpackerfan]

There is a bit of dust, but it isn't on glass.
Not a lens. ;)

[tiktaalik]

Some sort of lock?

[cfpackerfan]

Nope

[BearLeeAlive]

JIM IS HOME!!!
Yup, safe and sound. A wee bit cooler too, which is quite nice.

Is it a speaker?

[cfpackerfan]

Are you sunburned? :D

Not a speaker

[misspix]

Yup, safe and sound. A wee bit cooler too, which is quite nice.

Is it a speaker?
Welcome home Jim :D

Is it a wheel? Like on a barbecue? Thingy?

[BradT0517]

On a funnel of some sort?

BTW - Nice gallery tiktaalik!

Kissing Up gets you everywhere.


except here

[cfpackerfan]

Not a wheel. Think smaller. The black part is about 1/2 inch (roughly 1.5 cm) (The ENTIRE black part....not just what is shown here)

[cfpackerfan]

A repost so you don't have to keep going back a page:

[Skrim17]

the bottom of a piece of furniture where it slides along the ground?

[cfpackerfan]

Nope. This entire item can be (And always is) handheld.

[BradT0517]

it seems like a magnet of a sort

[Skrim17]

binoculars, or a single optic?

[cfpackerfan]

No and no.

Hmm..... a clue:

Most of you have probably seen one of these, even used one on a regular basis, BUT...
the part that you can see is not on every item of this kind. It is a 'luxury'. ;)

[BradT0517]

A repost so you don't have to keep going back a page:

Ahh the wonders of using 50 posts per page.

[BradT0517]

No and no.

Hmm..... a clue:

Most of you have probably seen one of these, even used one on a regular basis, BUT...
the part that you can see is not on every item of this kind. It is a 'luxury'. ;)

Well now I have no clue.

[Skrim17]

the hinged part of a cell phone.

[cfpackerfan]

Nope.
A bit larger crop.

[Becky N]

A remote key?

[cfpackerfan]

Nope.

[Miniflash]

is it a frypan?

[cfpackerfan]

No.

[Epluim]

it's an electric can opener

[cfpackerfan]

no.
This is nothing electronic.
It is hand-powered.

[BradT0517]

a trigger of some sort im sure I have seen this before.

[cfpackerfan]

Not a trigger of any kind.

You have probably seen this before.
I use this on an almost daily basis. I use it for work, but it is not directly related to photography. In fact.... MOST people who would use one of these are not photographers.

[BradT0517]

something for a stappler

[BradT0517]

or maybe some other office supply

[Epluim]

some kind of paper cutter? like a scrapbooking tool of some sort?

[cfpackerfan]

Eryn is close. ;) Not specifically scrapbooking, and not only paper.
Another crop...
keep in mind that the circular part is not a necessary peice of this tool.

[BradT0517]

oh
an exacto knife
aka really sharp knife

[cfpackerfan]

That'll do. ;) The circle is just a cushy spot to put your finger while you cut. :lol:

You're up Brad.

[BradT0517]

Yea I figured it out because my dad has the exact same one its great with cussion on it.
Also I cant post so who ever wants it is up

[thekid24]

ill take it gimme a moment

[thekid24]

Alrighty here itizz

[cfpackerfan]

I like it, whatever it is. :lol:

[Jim7226]

Is it the inside of a cushioned mailing envelope? Or perhaps one of those non-static mailers for electronic components?

[thekid24]

nope neither of those

[aLFaDaRK]

bubble wrap?

or real bubbles viewed from inside a container?

[kckong]

Is it a macro of some sort of metallic foil that has a rough surface - I've seen some of these things before but don't know what they're called

[thekid24]

no not bubble wrap

[bigken462]

Windshield reflector?

[jr#8]

oil bubbles

[Guineh]

Looks like the textured metal surface inside of one of those 400 watt worklamps.

[::Lisa::]

Is it some sort of insulation? No clue personally, but I like it :)

[thekid24]

Looks like the textured metal surface inside of one of those 400 watt worklamps.

You got it,although its a 500 watt:p
Kinda cool that in the right light(on-board flash)it looks like bubbles instead of indentations

[Guineh]

Yay! I'll scrape up a supermacro when I get home tonight... :)

[Guineh]

Okay... Here's what I've scrounged up this time...


Happy Guessing!

[tiktaalik]

The teeth on a pair of pliers.

[BearLeeAlive]

Meat tenderizer

[Guineh]

Wow... great guesses, and fast! But wrong.

I'll give some time before I start hints.

[thekid24]

some kind of a grip

[Skrim17]

filing thingie.

[BearLeeAlive]

Flash diffuser

[Guineh]

Hmm, no one has it yet.

What exactly should I say? Hmmm, I'd bet most households have one of these.

[jr#8]

garlic press

[cfpackerfan]

I don't have a garlic press.

:lol:

[jr#8]

I don't have a garlic press.
Hmmm, I'd bet most households have one of these
Sometimes you have to read the Whole post
Key word "MOST":lol:

[cfpackerfan]

Ok OK ....so he said most. :rolleyes:

[jr#8]

I'm probably wrong any way.
Or a flood light bulb

[Guineh]

Not yet. Yes, yes there are other keys in that post., you just have to be sharp enough to find them ;)

[cfpackerfan]

What exactly should I say

a microphone

[Mercy299]

Looks like a meat hammer to me.

[Becky N]

A rasp?

[Mercy299]

a tuning fork? You know, one of those things that vibrate and kind of hummm

[jr#8]

or a ratchet handle

[Guineh]

Again, excellent guesses... But, still no one has hit exactly on what it is.

Its probably a pretty common household item. I'll bet you have one somewhere, Like I said, most have them.

Wow, it does look like a lot of things :)

[thomascanty]

Cheese grater?

[bigken462]

Yeah, its one of those thing of majigs..........Fingernail file

Kenny

[StewartR]

Some sort of metal filing device.

[Mercy299]

The head of a nail.

[jr#8]

New Estwing Carpenter's hammer

[Guineh]

Some sort of metal filing device.

The thing in question is metallic. Though, I don't think you'd be very sharp if you used it to file something.

If you cut out some words in my previous posts, you will find the answer.

[Guineh]

Yeah, its one of those thing of majigs..........Fingernail file

Kenny

Don't know that anyone in their right mind would use this on their fingernails :)

[Broncosaurus]

A pliers handle?

[Guineh]

New Estwing Carpenter's hammer

Great guess, though I'm not familiar with this nail-setting device. What is it, [I]exactly?