tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post9157762513963041233..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): What is this baby mammoth lying on?Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-66559723766915342412009-10-18T03:54:42.051-05:002009-10-18T03:54:42.051-05:00I think both are right. Orientation to original fi...I think both are right. Orientation to original find and it appears to be a common styrene blue board used for insulatuion in construction. they don't want conductive thawing where mammoth comes in contact with warm floor.HappyValleyKnoxHomesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383078586056808815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38204384891213433152009-10-17T14:44:59.692-05:002009-10-17T14:44:59.692-05:00It looks like insulation to me. The critter is fro...It looks like insulation to me. The critter is frozen afterall and I imagine they want to keep it that wayBubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367554651401120819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88851017188635420752009-10-17T14:01:50.078-05:002009-10-17T14:01:50.078-05:00Check out this picture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wi...Check out this picture<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Compass_Card.png<br /><br />I think that numbering the compass from 1 to 32 is a standard, and the fact that the mammoth is not square to the grid means they are trying to photograph it with respect to the original orientation.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337533198347182909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81319112142445859302009-10-17T13:44:07.221-05:002009-10-17T13:44:07.221-05:00I've now found this: http://news.nationalgeogr...I've now found this: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080411-baby-mammoth.html<br /><br />"A medical team prepares an exquisitely preserved baby woolly mammoth for a CT scan... produced 3-D images of Lyuba's innards, including her heart, liver, and other organs... Now we can see all the internal organs in their natural position inside the body"<br /><br />So, perhaps the blue board was used to help make the internal map - maybe a way of ensuring that partial images can be correctly oriented with respect to the body? And the orientation of the blue board on the surrounding graph paper probably marks how the body was found - the brown marks you can see on the floor might indicate north, east and west.Alyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22788908376925909822009-10-17T13:41:34.652-05:002009-10-17T13:41:34.652-05:00Hey there, I think it might be used with a 3d Imag...Hey there, I think it might be used with a 3d Imaging Setup as registration points?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483026491263622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38788398273058653282009-10-17T13:14:24.514-05:002009-10-17T13:14:24.514-05:00Alys, I'll bet you're right. We'll se...Alys, I'll bet you're right. We'll see if anyone can come up with any alternative explanations.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61691463692883857872009-10-17T13:09:13.983-05:002009-10-17T13:09:13.983-05:00This might be vaguely relevant: http://en.wikipedi...This might be vaguely relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traverse_board<br />"a representation of the compass rose with its 32 compass points"<br /><br />Is the board being used to represent the orientation that the mammoth's body was found in??Alyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-20010279225169274502009-10-17T12:13:08.736-05:002009-10-17T12:13:08.736-05:00looks like polystyrenelooks like polystyreneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com