What Is This Mysterious Object?

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In summary: It looks like a jet engine intake.Air intakes for jet engines are typically very straight and tall, in order to maximize the airflow into the engine.
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  • #72
They're cells! :biggrin:
 
  • #73
Moonbear said:
They're cells! :biggrin:

Are you always so broad in your answers? I need the type of cell to award any points :smile:
 
  • #74
Fibroblast cells.

If anyone else guessed it, you probably wouldn't make them give more detail, would you? :grumpy:
 
  • #75
Moonbear said:
Fibroblast cells.

If anyone else guessed it, you probably wouldn't make them give more detail, would you? :grumpy:

Don't you feel special? :rolleyes: :biggrin:
 
  • #76
Moonbear said:
Fibroblast cells.

No, think about it...:wink:

If anyone else guessed it, you probably wouldn't make them give more detail, would you? :grumpy:

Um...I don't know for sure. But...you are the biology guru and so I expect more from you. Being knowledgeable is a double edge sword my dear...but I am sure you're smart enough to get it anyways.
 
  • #77
are those neural cells?
 
  • #78
yomamma said:
are those neural cells?

yes...did you see the hints?
 
  • #79
It's obviously a U.F.O going up a tunnel.
 
  • #80
Townsend said:
No, think about it...:wink:



Um...I don't know for sure. But...you are the biology guru and so I expect more from you. Being knowledgeable is a double edge sword my dear...but I am sure you're smart enough to get it anyways.
Meh, I don't play with cells in dishes, they're boring. :tongue: Well, I was trying to decide if there was some polarity to them or not. If they're not fibroblasts, then must be neural.

Edit: oops, yomamma was too fast for me.
 
  • #81
no. was 'think about it...' a hint?
 
  • #82
yomamma said:
no. was 'think about it...' a hint?

It was suppose to be...that and the "you're smart enough"
 
  • #83
Moonbear said:
Meh, I don't play with cells in dishes, they're boring. :tongue: Well, I was trying to decide if there was some polarity to them or not. If they're not fibroblasts, then must be neural.

Edit: oops, yomamma was too fast for me.

See...you would have gotten it on your second guess...:approve:
 
  • #84
DO NOT QUOTE THIS: THE URL HAS THE ANSWER
http://biology.edcc.edu/u-streptobacilli.jpg
yes, I know they're bacteria. be specific
 
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  • #85
Townsend said:
See...you would have gotten it on your second guess...:approve:
I should have gotten it on my first guess, but for some reason I second-guessed myself and thought you wouldn't be that obvious putting neural cells up with a neurobiologist playing along. :redface:
 
  • #86
These are pretty.
H1FibroSm.jpg
 
  • #87
Moonbear said:
I should have gotten it on my first guess, but for some reason I second-guessed myself and thought you wouldn't be that obvious putting neural cells up with a neurobiologist playing along. :redface:

Well, truth be told I was thinking about one for you specifically... :smile:
 
  • #88
yomamma said:
DO NOT QUOTE THIS: THE URL HAS THE ANSWER
http://biology.edcc.edu/u-streptobacilli.jpg
yes, I know they're bacteria. be specific
I cheated and I disqualify myself. :frown:
 
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  • #89
yomamma said:
yes, I know they're bacteria. be specific

Really long and skinny bacteria. :approve:
 
  • #90
I'd guess lactobacillus, but I'm not completely sure. Definitely some sort of bacillus variety (since that's the rather generic term for rod-shaped bacteria).
 
  • #91
Bacillus anthracis aka Anthrax?
 
  • #92
you're both wrong
 
  • #93
yomamma said:
you're both wrong
Evo's are prettier. They're irridescent!
 
  • #94
zoobyshoe said:
Evo's are prettier. They're irridescent!
Actually, they're fluorescent. :biggrin: I always love those sorts of images.
 
  • #95
Moonbear said:
Actually, they're fluorescent.
We have a winner!

You're up, Moonbear.
 
  • #96
I won't be back for qa little while, so the answer is: streptobacilli
 
  • #97
Bacillus cereus? (We can just keep going through bacilli.)
 
  • #98
Moonbear said:
Bacillus cereus?
No, but you got fluorescent right, so go ahead.
 
  • #99
zoobyshoe said:
We have a winner!

You're up, Moonbear.
That's one way to win...next one coming very soon. I just need to upload it.

Okay, here it is. Time to make this more challenging again.

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3369/whatisit0gd.jpg
 
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  • #100
Moonbear said:
That's one way to win...next one coming very soon. I just need to upload it.

Okay, here it is. Time to make this more challenging again.

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3369/whatisit0gd.jpg
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That is hard... :confused: I think from the picture you would be looking up at it. Perhaps it is the railing along a pier for ships to dock at. Just a guess...
 
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  • #101
Townsend said:
That is hard... :confused: I think from the picture you would be looking up at it. Perhaps it is the railing along a pier for ships to dock at. Just a guess...
No, but you're lukewarm.
 
  • #102
Moonbear said:
No, but you're lukewarm.

oh...I think that is rust along the railing...which would make it the railing along a ship of some sort.
 
  • #103
I win! :biggrin:
 
  • #104
Townsend said:
oh...I think that is rust along the railing...which would make it the railing along a ship of some sort.
Getting a little colder.
 
  • #105
Moonbear said:
Getting a little colder.

Ok, then it's bird droppings...

What kind of pier has white railing? :confused:

Can I just guess that it's a pier in general?
 

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