What’s That? (31)

18 responses to “What’s That? (31)”

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   Gwênlyn

   Jan 18, 2005 at 4:28 am

   Helicopter ride?

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   Genista

   Jan 18, 2005 at 4:35 am

   A stream of water falling from overhead to below? Probably from some sort of hose or tubing, because it’s so well formed. Rain runoff?

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   SpicyTuna

   Jan 18, 2005 at 4:36 am

   The texture kind of looks like a support cord…but some of the coloring matches the rocks.

   Possibly a hair placed on the lens?

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   OldCola

   Jan 18, 2005 at 6:11 am

   a hair, I think the same as SpicyTuna

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   C.Y.

   Jan 18, 2005 at 6:14 am

   Looks like close-up of grease pencil on a print

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   jurvetson

   Jan 18, 2005 at 6:15 am

   Cola&Tuna: it’s good to see that the food and beverage people think alike…. 😉

   C.Y.: Welcome. As with the other puzzles, it is not a doctored photo. (I don’t have Photoshop)

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   OldCola

   Jan 18, 2005 at 8:02 am

   Grease!
   That is a nice path to follow.
   Oil rather, flowing downwards. Assuming that it comes from a pressurized compartment, the velocity explaining the flow’s coherence.
   Natural oil?

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   SpicyTuna

   Jan 18, 2005 at 8:22 am

   I think it has to be something pretty small, otherwise it would be hard to capture that translucent effect.

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   annoyed foot

   Jan 18, 2005 at 8:48 am

   I’m with the foodies – a hair on the lens, with a nice big mountain

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    OldCola

    Jan 18, 2005 at 8:59 am

    SpicyTuna, I supposed that the translucent effect is du to motion rather then the nature of the "stuff". Liquid in motion could explain also that kind of halo visible against the sky.

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    The Rocketeer

    Jan 18, 2005 at 12:00 pm

    Ink from a postmark on a postcard or the cover of a magazine?

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12. 

    Telstar Logistics

    Jan 18, 2005 at 3:52 pm

    Is it a rock quarry? Is this the gravel flume coming off one of those rubber conveyor belt thingies?

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13. 

    sweet thing

    Jan 18, 2005 at 4:31 pm

    Telstar Logistics – I think you’ve gotten it. It looks exactly like a pebble stream against a rock face background..

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    jurvetson

    Jan 18, 2005 at 4:42 pm

    Bingo Telstar Logistics… and how appropriate! I was thinking of you and your specialized vehicle as I was driving past all the no trespassing signs and large trucks in the quarry. You inspired me to drive various places and see what happens.

    It is a rock quarry along I-80 East of Salt Lake City. I was driving along and saw "quarry exit" and had to check it out….

    The rocks are in motion and the translucent effect is from the air gaps between them. And the "halo" that OldCola noticed in the Notes is dust blowing off the rocks as they start to fall from above.

    The other guesses were very clever indeed.

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    SpicyTuna

    Jan 18, 2005 at 7:36 pm

    Very cool. Can’t wait for the next one.

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16. 

    Telstar Logistics

    Jan 18, 2005 at 8:51 pm

    Hey, I like this game! And glad you were inspired to push just a little bit farther… that’s always where the interesting stuff lies.

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17. 

    *ivo*

    Jan 19, 2005 at 12:41 am

    damn! I’ve been out all day… Too bad I missed it…

    Congrats Telstar! 🙂

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18. 

    Utah~Dave AA7IZ

    May 21, 2005 at 3:31 am

    That is, or was a perfect example of a ‘Z fold’ (the older rock layer is on TOP of the younger layer below). This was my favorite Geological feature of weekly trips in Parleys Canyon. It is gone now thanks to the Bulldozers and dynomite.
    I will take a photo of aftermath next week, and provide a link..
    Gonna go dry my eyes…

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