The super macro guessing game

[BearLeeAlive]

Is the stuff on the right side wood?
That wood be correct. :D

Not a plastic figure

[Skrim17]

Not plastic, not metal, not caulking...two solids used in construction.

the wood on the side looks like end grain but I can't be sure as it is a macro, what do we put in wood that is comprised of two solids?

[BearLeeAlive]

Wood is one of the solids in the item. The black on the left the other.

[Miniflash]

Is it Wax?

[BearLeeAlive]

Is it Wax?
Harder than wax Deb

[Flywing]

ok stone & wood

[BearLeeAlive]

Not a stone, I don't think, but a scientist I am not. But sure is like one.

The element it is commonly referred to is a not what it really is.

I will give the full size crop after a couple more guesses if nobody gets it. Get ready to kick yourselves!

[BearLeeAlive]

Something you have all used a variation of thousands of times.

[scotthidley]

Carpenters pencil, that'd make sense if the black stuff is "lead"?

[BearLeeAlive]

Carpenters pencil, that'd make sense if the black stuff is "lead"?
And he jumps in for the kill. Here is the full sized macro, about 5mm tall and the pencil itself.

146000

146001

[BradT0517]

I too think pencil

[BradT0517]

Well nevermind I should start updating before posting.

[BearLeeAlive]

I too think pencil
Good guess Brad, right on top of things I see. :lol:

I don't know how many times I have forgotten to refresh or have too many tabs open and am not up to speed. :lol:

[scotthidley]

Let's see if this last longer than the first guess. I definitely need to get some more lenses too.

[Reed Goodwin]

A marble countertop?
Reed

[Chandler.]

granite?

[misspix]

popcorn

[Broncosaurus]

Granite was my first thought too.

[scotthidley]

popcorn

You're close, but it doesn't get popped.

[thomascanty]

Rice cake?

[scotthidley]

Nope, no rice, no marble, no granite, corn is the main ingredient.

[thomascanty]

A corn flake or chip?

[scotthidley]

Thomas gets it.

[thomascanty]

Anyone with something ready, go ahead and take it. I have nothing at the moment.

[chansh]

I have one. It's out of this world. i think it'll be a hard one.

[Skrim17]

part of a hood ornament?

[Becky N]

Star Trek badge thingy.

[chansh]

part of a hood ornament?
No

Star Trek badge thingy.
No, but you have picked up on the clue.

[BradT0517]

the hood ornament on a space shuttle

[thekid24]

the hood ornament on a space shuttle
LMAO you always crack me up with these guesses.

[AirBrontosaurus]

Cell/satellite phone?

[chansh]

the hood ornament on a space shuttle
No NO NO!!! Is not a HOOD ORNAMENT!!!!!!!!!

Cell/satellite phone?
No.


Becky is still the closest.

[Flywing]

gold lettering on a credit card

[chansh]

???

[Skrim17]

part of a rocket.

[Becky N]

Emblem on your fazer or tricorder?

[chansh]

part of a rocket.
No
Emblem on your fazer or tricorder?
No, not Star Trek.

[Skrim17]

part of a light saber or R2D2

[chansh]

Yes, it's R2D2.
http://photo.ringo.com/190/190185485RL228781739.jpg

[Skrim17]

Cool!! How large is the model?

[BradT0517]

If only I was back sooner I would have said star wars.

[Skrim17]

I've got nothing ready and not too much time to shoot today, its up for anyone who wants it.

[chansh]

About 12-13 inches.
It's my telephone. It's doesn't ring, it bleeps, lights up and turn it's head.

I have another but I'll give other a chance first.

[Skrim17]

That is WAY cool !! We are big SW fans here at my house.

[chansh]

That is WAY cool !! We are big SW fans here at my house.

Ditto

[chansh]

Still nobody with a shot!
here's one.
Back in a few hours.

http://photo.ringo.com/190/190548980RL886720663.jpg

[Flywing]

sea shell

[Skrim17]

wire

[cylentka]

cloth

[Flywing]

cut stone

[chansh]

No, but wire is the closest. Although it's still a million miles off. :)

[BearLeeAlive]

thumbwheel

[chansh]

A bigger crop.

http://photo.ringo.com/190/190548984RL048116988.jpg

[milleker]

Is it a leather punch?

[chansh]

No, it's metal.

[milleker]

A leather punch is metal, it punches holes in leather.. ;)

No, it's metal.

[BradT0517]

A leather punch is metal

is the subject to the right concave or convex

[milleker]

I thought it could have been flat, like a thumbscrew - but thought Saigh would've told Jim he was close with the guess of 'thumbwheel'.

[Reed Goodwin]

Yeah I'm gonna say a metal knob, like on a fine-tuning screw.
Reed

[chansh]

A leather punch is metal, it punches holes in leather.. ;)


I miss read it.

Anyway, the item is found in the kitchen.

[milleker]

Can opener?

And if I can guess twice, Scissors sharpener?

[BradT0517]

a seraded knife

[cylentka]

stove knob

[chansh]

Can opener?

And if I can guess twice, Scissors sharpener?

Getting close

a seraded knife

No
stove knob
No

[Reed Goodwin]

A knife sharpener?
Reed

[chansh]

A knife sharpener?
Reed

I'll give you that. It's a sharpening steel.

http://photo.ringo.com/190/190549034RL281974003.jpg

[Reed Goodwin]

Eeeeh, I don't really have anything so it's up for anyone who wants it.
Reed

[BradT0517]

Is anybody out there.

[cfpackerfan]

Ear Worm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSYuzwRsr48) Brad. Thanks. :D

[thomascanty]

Ear Worm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSYuzwRsr48) Brad. Thanks. :D

And it's a GOOD ear worm!

[cfpackerfan]

And it's a GOOD ear worm!

Yes it is! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/cfpackerfan/cool2.gif

[Time Thief]

DAMN you!!!!! Now I have to find my copy of The Wall and watch it. It sure has been a long time ago since I saw it. A long time and a few habits ago.http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif Thanks, Thanks alot.

[Chandler.]

Welcome to POTN TIme Thief

[StewartR]

OK, I've got one to post if nobody else wants to take it. Give me a minute...

[StewartR]

Here we go. I've no idea whether it's easy or not...

[4hero]

is it an orange?

[StewartR]

No. It is partly orange but it is not an orange.

[BradT0517]

a tangerine

[thekid24]

a fish

[Flywing]

marble cheese

[Chandler.]

A stain?

[seemaya]

a carrot?

[3Turner]

colby jack cheese

[Chandler.]

an orange peel

[Skrim17]

mutant candy corn?

[Guineh]

colby jack cheese

That would be my guess, too.

[StewartR]

a tangerineA tangerine is a type of orange. So no.a fishNo. Not remotely fishy.marble cheeseNot cheese of any kind.A stain?No. This is the genuine colour of the object in question.a carrot?No. But you're the closest so far.colby jack cheeseNot any kind of cheese.an orange peelWell, that's really splitting hairs after I'd already said it is not an orange. No.mutant candy corn?It's not candy corn (whatever that is) and it's not a mutant anything. Well, having said that, I've never seen an object of this type quite like this before, which is why I bought it, but there were lots of them in the shop all very similar. I suspect it is a deliberately created variety rather than being a mutant.That would be my guess, too.Well you'd be wrong, too.

[StewartR]

Incidentally, the delay in replying was due to the time differences. Those 9 guesses were all posted between 11:32pm and 2:46am from my point of view.

Does anybody want to see a larger crop?

[lingham]

a sponge?

[lingham]

well a sponge that is slightly wet and dry

[wayne_eddy]

It's carrot or pumpkin soup with sour cream or similar in it.

[StewartR]

well a sponge that is slightly wet and dryNot a sponge.It's carrot or pumpkin soup with sour cream or similar in it.Not any kind of soup.

This is a solid object. The yellow/orange colouration is natural and inherent in the object. It does not arise as a consequence of different parts of the object being in different states (e.g. partially wet and partially dry). It does not arise as a consequence of mixing two substances (e.g. soup and cream).

[StewartR]

Just a quick re-post of the picture, so that people don't have to keep scrolling up and down:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=147306&stc=1&d=1171469277

[Skrim17]

gourd

[Becky N]

You said carrot was the closest, so is it a root crop of some sort?

[StewartR]

gourdWell, where I come from the term "gourd" usually refers to a hollow, dried shell of some sort of squash. But in other parts of the world it is also used to refer to the squash before it is dried out, and I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt.

My local supermarket calls it a "sunshine squash", though it might be called other things in other places. The Missouri Botanical Garden website (http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Squash.asp) has pictures of about 150 varieties of squash, and this looks more like their "festival" or "sweet lightning" squashes than their "sunshine" squash.

Anyway, here's the whole object. Your turn, Crissa.

[StewartR]

You said carrot was the closest, so is it a root crop of some sort?I said carrot was the closest because, at that time, it was the only guess which had been a vegetable.

[::Lisa::]

I would never of got that one :lol:

[Skrim17]

Gee it sure took me long enough!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/skrim/j1.jpg

[Citizensmith]

Another gourd, this one has been left out a little too long.

[milleker]

Looks like something you'd have to get a perscription of special topical cream for. :)

[thekid24]

liver spots from the top of an old mans head!!!:D

[Chandler.]

stone?

[T Kubik]

jelly bean

[Miniflash]

Is it a stone or granite type thing?

[Skrim17]

T Kubik got it, its a Jelly Belly, toasted marshmellow, mmmmmmmmmmm

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/skrim/j3.jpg

[T Kubik]

Woohoo! Ok, give me a little bit.

[T Kubik]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/supertom9903/_MG_0028crop.jpg

[Reed Goodwin]

The wrist-part of a leather glove?
Reed

[thekid24]

some kind of bean

[Skrim17]

boxing glove

[Chandler.]

part of a leather chair, like the armrest?

[T Kubik]

no one so far

[Citizensmith]

part of a baseball mit?

[AirBrontosaurus]

Folded over black leather stitched together. My guess: Hockey pads

[Broncosaurus]

A camera case?

[3Turner]

is it food?

[thomascanty]

Telephone cord?

[scotthidley]

Is it a wallet?

[::Lisa::]

Black pudding? lol

[T Kubik]

Is it a wallet?

Bingo!!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/supertom9903/_MG_0028.jpg

[scotthidley]

Cool, those wrinkles had me thrown off for quite a while. Somebody else post something up next.

[T Kubik]

Cool, those wrinkles had me thrown off for quite a while. Somebody else post something up next.

I think you're suppose to now.

[3Turner]

Cool, those wrinkles had me thrown off for quite a while. Somebody else post something up next.
its your turn

[webcrawlur]

Cool, those wrinkles had me thrown off for quite a while. Somebody else post something up next.

I think you're suppose to now.

its your turn
:confused: I think he's passing on his turn, anybody got one ready?:D ;)

[scotthidley]

I understand it's my turn. I don't have anything ready, and the kit lens isn't worth bothering with. So somebody else feel free to post a picture instead.

[T Kubik]

Ok, I grabbed one while I was out getting lunch.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/supertom9903/_MG_0064.jpg

[thekid24]

grip to a tool? grip to a motorcycle of some kind of transportation?

[T Kubik]

grip to a tool? grip to a motorcycle of some kind of transportation?
one guess per post! but no

[thekid24]

one guess per post! but no
one guess per post?LOL dont think that has happened since the beginning. multi guesses per post are the norm.

[T Kubik]

I'm still new at this, sorry :(

[thekid24]

I'm still new at this, sorry :(
no no Im not trying to jump your case, I was jsut stating. It like a drawing or a raffle, the more you put your name in the greater the chance:p

[scotthidley]

It's not a air vent on a helmet is it?

[cylentka]

Pedal?

[ABrownPhoto]

I don't know what it is, but the object inside looks like it rotates.....

....maybe part of a Vacuum?

[scotthidley]

It's also possible it's a hose on a fuel pump or something similar. I'm doubting my air vent guess, but mine gathered dirt the same way. It's definitely outside from the reflection in it.

[T Kubik]

nope

[Chandler.]

Part of a gun or car?

[T Kubik]

Part of a gun or car?

I guess I can give that to you,

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/supertom9903/_MG_0065.jpg

[ABrownPhoto]

Goodness look at that thing^^^^^^ WHOA!

[Reed Goodwin]

Now that's what I call a gun.

WWII-era AA gun?
Reed

[T Kubik]

Now that's what I call a gun.

WWII-era AA gun?
Reed

yeah, WWII through Vietnam.

[Chandler.]

sorry for the delay. I don't have anything, so someone take it.

[thekid24]

Ok here's a curveball for ya, this is not camera related.

[StewartR]

That's easy. It's an out of focus object.

[::Lisa::]

That's easy. It's an out of focus object.Aye curumba!

Is it a building tool of any sort?

[thekid24]

Not its a baseball stand. I decided to forfeit the post because I figured it is way to vague for the game, and would eventually get boring. And its not fun when it becomes that way. So whoever wants the next one take it.

[thomascanty]

You shouldn't have forfeited. It was a bit vague, but that's what clues are for...

Anyway, here's one:
http://www.ldphotography.net/smgg/macro8-1.jpg

[Guineh]

Is it something you found in the back of the fridge that had a date on it from the last decade? ;)

[cylentka]

I agree. A fungus is among us.