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Bacillus anthracis aka Anthrax?
What Is This Object on the Titan Rocket?
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The discussion revolves around identifying an ambiguous image, with participants offering various interpretations, including comparisons to natural objects like mushrooms and butterflies, as well as mechanical components like aircraft parts and rocket engines. As the conversation progresses, the focus shifts toward the image being related to a combustion chamber of a Titan rocket engine, with detailed explanations about hypergolic propellants and their combustion processes. Participants engage in technical discussions about fuel nozzles and injector assemblies, showcasing their knowledge of aerospace engineering. The conversation also touches on historical machinery, with references to water-powered mechanisms in old forges. Ultimately, the thread highlights a blend of playful guessing and serious technical insights, culminating in a collaborative effort to decipher the image's true nature.
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you're both wrong
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Evo's are prettier. They're irridescent!yomamma said:
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Actually, they're fluorescent.zoobyshoe said:
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We have a winner!Moonbear said:
You're up, Moonbear.
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I won't be back for qa little while, so the answer is: streptobacilli
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Bacillus cereus? (We can just keep going through bacilli.)
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No, but you got fluorescent right, so go ahead.Moonbear said:
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That's one way to win...next one coming very soon. I just need to upload it.zoobyshoe said:
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...
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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No, but you're lukewarm.Townsend said:That is hard...
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Moonbear said:
oh...I think that is rust along the railing...which would make it the railing along a ship of some sort.
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I win!
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Getting a little colder.Townsend said:
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Moonbear said:
Ok, then it's bird droppings...
What kind of pier has white railing?
Can I just guess that it's a pier in general?
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It's not a pier, but your back on the right side of the water again.Townsend said:Ok, then it's bird droppings...
What kind of pier has white railing?
Can I just guess that it's a pier in general?
Looking at the original photo, I'm not sure if it's rust or bird droppings...could be either.
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Moonbear said:It's not a pier, but your back on the right side of the water again.
Looking at the original photo, I'm not sure if it's rust or bird droppings...could be either.
The only way it could be rust is if there is steel...so by you saying that it could be rust means that it must be steel...
Now I really don't know...I was thinking if it is bird droppings then it must be up somewhere high where birds would use it. So I decided it might be railing along some part of some old Victorian style house but then it would certainly not be made of steel...
I don't know...any hints?
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Townsend said:
Well, so far, you have that it's railing on something (I'm looking for what that something is) and that it's in the general vicinity/category of ships or docks, but not actually either. Hmm...I think I can also give you that you're right that it's up high...somewhat so anyway. I really don't recall and can't tell from the picture what material the part I'm showing is made of, so that's why I can't be sure if it's rust or bird droppings. It's not necessarily steel, but could be some other painted metal, and it is in a place where birds would be.
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A lighthouse perhaps?
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Yep! Yay! Here's the full picture I took it from.Townsend said:
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/576/lighthouse8dx.jpg
Your turn.
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- Just jumping in - If anyone was wondering, mine was John Everett Millais' http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=688 . Glad this thread is back; I was about to revive the other one - jumping out now - 
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ok...I hope this is not too hard but not too easy either...
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4301/10026302ww.jpg
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4301/10026302ww.jpg
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It's definitely an eye, but I can't tell on what. Maybe a fish? (If I'm right, someone else can take my turn, I'm going to sleep.)
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you're lukewarm...
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tadpole eye?
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honestrosewater said:
getting colder
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squid eye?
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gerben said:
You're on ice bro...it has to do with fish an it is an eye...
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Ooh, is it fish bait??Townsend said:
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honestrosewater said:
What exactly do you mean by "fish bait?"