Photo Contest - Skeleton Crew (7/18-7/24)

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Discussion Overview

The thread revolves around a photo contest themed "Skeleton Crew," inviting participants to submit relevant digital photos. The discussion includes contest rules, personal anecdotes related to skeletons, and reflections on interactions with skeleton models.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related
  • Personal anecdotes
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • Participants are encouraged to submit one photo relevant to the theme, with specific rules regarding file size and submission methods outlined by the contest organizer.
  • One participant shares a photo of a skeleton in a morgue, prompting humorous remarks about the skeleton's condition.
  • Another participant describes their half-scale medical skeleton named "Archie," detailing its use in anatomy classes and personal experiences, including a memorable encounter with a child at a bookstore.
  • A participant mentions visiting the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, hinting at experiences related to skeletons.
  • There are reflections on the physical proportions of children compared to skeletons, noting differences in body proportions and the curiosity of children.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants share personal stories and experiences related to skeletons, but there is no clear consensus on any particular viewpoint or claim. The discussion remains exploratory without definitive conclusions.

Contextual Notes

Participants express varying degrees of personal connection to skeletons, but the discussion does not delve into technical or scientific analysis of skeletons themselves.

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Let's see what you can do with that theme.

Contest Rules:


1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the picture is suitable, check with me first.

2. Size limitations: Your photo is only limited to the file size limitation set by PhysicsForums. However, your may want to consider reducing the size of your photo if the file size exceeds 1 Mb. If your file is being hosted elsewhere, I will have to see how it is being displayed here, and I may ask you to resize and resubmit if it causes problems.

3. Upload your photos to any of the photo servers such as imageshack or photobucket. Then post it the relevant contest thread and link your picture using the img command. PM me if you do not know how. Alternatively, you may simply upload your image file to PF, and then have the full image displayed in your post.

4. Only ONE picture per member per contest. Once a picture is posted, it cannot be changed other than a total withdrawal by that member from that week's photo contest. Exceptions will be made for modification to comply with the rules, such as resizing.

5. At the end of the contest period, I will open a poll and every PF member can vote for the picture they like best.

6. Note that in case we have a large number of entries, I will do the polling in more than one thread. If that's the case, you can vote in each of the polling threads. The photos will be assigned in the polling threads in the order they were submitted.

7. The photo of the subject must be something that you took directly, not via in intermediary medium, and not taken by someone else. Unless otherwise noted, a photo of another photo, painting, print, etc. does not qualify.

8. You can use a picture only once. Once it is used in a contest, it cannot be reused in another contest.

9. Please post only pictures meant for submission in this thread. Photos not meant for submission must not be posted in the contest thread. Posting of more than one photos by a member may result in an automatic disqualification from the week's contest.

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The skeleton in a Morgue I often go to.

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Looks like he's been injecting bleach into one of his thighs.
 
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Maybe that's why he's in the morgue.
 
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This is "Archie", my 1/2 scale medical skeleton that I've used over the years to help me in my anatomy classes and also in some of my EMS cases that I want to learn more about. My wife and I often dress him up for special occasions, and this is his Christmas outfit from a few years ago.

One of the best moments I've ever experienced with medical skeletons came about 10 years ago in the Stanford Book Store (back when they still carried medical student supplies), when I saw a wonderful interaction with a little 5 y/o girl and a 1/2 scale medical skeleton like Archie. I wish I had a picture of this moment, but basically I turned around in the medical student section of the bookstore and saw this little girl who was the same height as the medical skeleton, and she was standing right in front of it mesmerized by it.

She was not moving, just studying the skeleton, and I noticed that her young parents were standing nearby but also just letting her explore. What an amazing juxtaposition, with a curious little girl standing toe to toe with a half size medical skeleton that was her same size. I wonder what was going through her mind right then... :smile:
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At the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque.

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(On that trip, we made a right turn, not a left turn, at "Albakoikee". :wink:)
 
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Final day to submit your photo for this contest.

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An antique, though not prehistoric. No fossil like an old fossil!
 
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berkeman said:
What an amazing juxtaposition, with a curious little girl standing toe to toe with a half size medical skeleton that was her same size.
Kids are very cute when you can almost hear their brains ticking away. It would also have been interesting to see how different their body proportions were. Children have over-sized heads compared to adults, so if the skeleton were standing flat-footed with the crown of its head at the same height as hers, its collar bone and pelvis should have been higher than hers.
 
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