What Is This Object on the Titan Rocket?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying an object depicted in a photograph related to the Titan rocket. Participants explore various hypotheses about the object's nature, considering it from multiple perspectives, including its potential origins and functions. The conversation includes speculative reasoning and technical insights related to aerospace engineering.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest the object resembles natural forms, such as an eye, mushroom, or butterfly pattern.
  • Others propose it could be components from aircraft or rocket engines, including a nose cone or exhaust duct.
  • Several participants speculate it might be a light fixture or a chandelier.
  • There are claims that it could be related to a turbofan or a combustion chamber, with discussions about fuel feed nozzles and injector assemblies.
  • Some participants express uncertainty about the specifics of rocket engine design, questioning the absence of certain atomizer types.
  • Technical details about hypergolic propellants and their combustion characteristics are introduced, with some participants seeking clarification on these concepts.
  • Speculation extends to historical mechanisms, with guesses about the object's age and function, including references to old machinery and water-powered devices.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the object's identity, with multiple competing views and interpretations remaining throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations in the discussion regarding the assumptions made about the object's function and the technical details of rocket engine components, which are not fully resolved.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in aerospace engineering, historical machinery, or speculative discussions about unidentified objects may find this thread engaging.

  • #91
Bacillus anthracis aka Anthrax?
 
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  • #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?
 
  • #106
Townsend said:
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?
It's not a pier, but your back on the right side of the water again. :biggrin:

Looking at the original photo, I'm not sure if it's rust or bird droppings...could be either.
 
  • #107
Moonbear said:
It's not a pier, but your back on the right side of the water again. :biggrin:

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?
 
  • #108
Townsend said:
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?

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.
 
  • #109
A lighthouse perhaps?
 
  • #110
Townsend said:
A lighthouse perhaps?
Yep! Yay! Here's the full picture I took it from.

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/576/lighthouse8dx.jpg

Your turn.
 
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  • #111
- 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 - :smile:
 
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  • #112
ok...I hope this is not too hard but not too easy either...

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4301/10026302ww.jpg
 
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  • #113
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.)
 
  • #114
Moonbear said:
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.)

you're lukewarm...
 
  • #115
tadpole eye?
 
  • #116
honestrosewater said:
tadpole eye?

getting colder
 
  • #117
squid eye?
 
  • #118
gerben said:
squid eye?

You're on ice bro...it has to do with fish an it is an eye...
 
  • #119
Townsend said:
You're on ice bro...it has to do with fish an it is an eye...
Ooh, is it fish bait??
 
  • #120
honestrosewater said:
Ooh, is it fish bait??

What exactly do you mean by "fish bait?"
 

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