What’s That? (44)

8 responses to “What’s That? (44)”

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   SSS8

   Mar 30, 2005 at 10:38 pm

   distortion (or perhaps fog) in a photo of water (lake, ocean)

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   biotron

   Mar 30, 2005 at 10:41 pm

   crocodile or fish swimming on long exposure?

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3. 

   jurvetson

   Mar 30, 2005 at 10:58 pm

   Partial Bingo to SSS8…. the "lake" part of your guess is correct, but not the explanation of the pattern.

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4. 

   ericranderson

   Mar 31, 2005 at 12:07 am

   oil on lake?

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5. 

   The Rocketeer

   Mar 31, 2005 at 12:51 am

   Algae on a lake, with the flow pattern in it?

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6. 

   jurvetson

   Mar 31, 2005 at 12:53 am

   Bingo Rocketeer + SSS8, and welcome to the new guessers. Rocketeer: You amaze me with the sheer consistency of your correctness. =)

   This is a photo from an airplane of the hypersaline Great Salt Lake in Utah, with colorful bands of algae and diatoms.

   The lake covers 1,700 square miles but has a maximum depth of about 35 feet. It’s typically 3 to 5 times saltier than the ocean and fish free. The phytoplankton blooms in January followed by several species of diatoms.

   Here is a movie of an “extreme telephoto” zoom into the nearby stadium.

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   The Rocketeer

   Mar 31, 2005 at 3:11 am

   Thanks, Steve. Sometimes you put some really difficult ones out there that I wouldn’t have a chance to solve until someone else makes a stab at it that is on the right track…. so I can’t take all the credit! Way to go SSS8… welcome to Steve’s world!

   BTW, that was a cool video you attached to your message.

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8. 

   lotusutol

   Mar 31, 2005 at 5:00 am

   i always miss at guessing your puzzles… it’s solved by the time I get here! =)

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