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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #15 on: Oct 14, 2011, 05:49:33 PM »
An old cracked skull or fresco.
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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #16 on: Oct 14, 2011, 05:57:53 PM »
What? Is that a joke?

A human skull...

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Wait! I can be more specific! It is not a cracked skull. Just a skull. Those lines are natural.
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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #17 on: Oct 14, 2011, 06:11:36 PM »
I've gotten buzzed with a 10,000 volt furnace transformer a couple of times. Low amps, but no fun at all. You test the things by placing a screwdriver across the terminals, and then pulling it away. A good transformer ought to throw a two-inch arc. Just make sure not to have your fingers too close to the metal on the screwdriver! Ouch!

A coworker was testing one once when he leaned a little too close to the metal workbench to which he'd accidentally grounded the transformer. The thing arced across to his pants and bit him on the end of his penis.
Pussy. ;) (Not the penis bit, that's hardcore.)  Try 200,000V. Obviously low amps because I'm still here. The ability to pull 6" lightning from your fingertips is awesome. It was a freinds home made Tesla coil used to power a linear particle accelerator. Back in the days you were allowed to make stupidly dangerous science experiments. :)
But I've been bitten by 240V + plenty current when I was undergraduate engineer. Not so much fun..it's a horrible feeling if it lasts long enough to realise what's happening...which it did. :-[

As for the latest image, sutures in a human skull. In particular the Coronal and Sagittal sutures?

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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #18 on: Oct 14, 2011, 06:21:10 PM »
What? Is that a joke?

A human skull...

- aww CS beat me to it, I didn't see the new page -

Wait! I can be more specific! It is not a cracked skull. Just a skull. Those lines are natural.

Old or young person?
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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #19 on: Oct 14, 2011, 07:44:07 PM »
What? Is that a joke?

A human skull...

- aww CS beat me to it, I didn't see the new page -

Wait! I can be more specific! It is not a cracked skull. Just a skull. Those lines are natural.

Correct - normal skull.
I thought at least a few would guess a planet or dried up rivers.
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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #20 on: Oct 14, 2011, 09:28:09 PM »
A baby, the skull hasn't set yet.

Maybe not a baby, I guess it would be really soft, but def under 21.
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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #21 on: Oct 15, 2011, 01:18:24 AM »
A baby, the skull hasn't set yet.

Maybe not a baby, I guess it would be really soft, but def under 21.
Pretty sure that's an adult skull. 

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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #22 on: Oct 15, 2011, 02:09:41 PM »
Am I wrong now?!

O well, this will be easy.

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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #23 on: Oct 15, 2011, 02:26:07 PM »
Slide rule?
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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #24 on: Oct 15, 2011, 02:32:45 PM »
Boo too quick.
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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #25 on: Oct 15, 2011, 02:33:16 PM »
Took me longer to crop and upload the damn thing :P
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Re: Guess what it is
« Reply #26 on: Oct 16, 2011, 07:09:43 PM »
Slide rule?

Your turn - doesn't have to be a pic as the OP suggests.
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