12 January 2010

Bet you can't guess what this is


It's a real photo of a real object, not an artistic creation.  The little "spiky" things are the hardest to explain...

Answer tomorrow.

Update:  Although it looks like a macro image of an organic material, this is actually a photo of the surface of Mars taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.   The "spiky things" are landslides (slips) of red sand.  Further info re the photo at Discover.

11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM

    I was caught trying to cheat!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    Oh dear... me too.
    And the funniest thing is my verification word is "frigg"! :D

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  3. MinnesotastanJanuary 12, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    HA! And TinEye won't work either...

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  4. MomoMonkeyJanuary 12, 2010 at 10:59 AM

    Me: Caterpillar or butterfly wing.
    Mr. MomoMonkey: Seed

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  5. WhiteBearStudios@gmail.comJanuary 12, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    I already saw it on J-Walk:P

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  6. KarenBJanuary 12, 2010 at 1:14 PM

    for some reason ice cream comes to mind. either chocolate chip or mint chocolate chip.

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  7. spyraJanuary 12, 2010 at 1:57 PM

    It a commonly found object? I'm trying to figure out if it's zoomed in or out...

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  8. StavrosJanuary 12, 2010 at 2:11 PM

    BoingBoing has the answer as well.

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  9. spyraJanuary 12, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    Nevermind! I saw it on another blog. :D

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  10. Sam BJanuary 12, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    could it be Mars?

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  11. BarbwireJanuary 12, 2010 at 11:37 PM

    What are those spiky things? They sure look like trees or the remains thereof to me.

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