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What is it - Object 87?
« on: December 19, 2014, 04:16:04 PM »




I found this on another forum, so if you have seen it today please dont answer but let the others have a guess.
I have never seen these before, really interesting. I will post article underneath once guessed.
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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2014, 05:01:55 PM »
Yes really interesting!! These ones must be rejects as in the snap I saw they were almost all completely round ??  ;D
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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2014, 01:49:18 PM »
Ice circles

Something icky

Alien skin

The tongue of some creature
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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2014, 05:46:52 AM »
Are we looking at something life size or magnified?

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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2014, 07:30:19 AM »
Can I give a small hint?  life

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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2014, 10:25:05 PM »
lol Paul, I know you know.

Sure hints are allowed.
Yes intrepid, this is how you would see them. Not in New Zealand though, well not to my knowledge.

Look at the background.
What are they in/on.
This will help you guess :)

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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2014, 09:27:32 AM »
I know..my first impression was something to do with ?????though i still can't work out the background,looks almost human made.It would appear they are quite rare. :)

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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2014, 01:09:47 PM »
My first impression is ice/snow on volcanic rocks.

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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2014, 01:10:37 PM »
But is it a type of fungi on rocks?

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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2014, 01:41:12 PM »
My first impression is ice/snow

Very Hot.

Not rock, try again on the background.

Edit: 2.30pm
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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2014, 01:47:54 PM »
Round icicles

Polar bear footprints

Frozen lily pads

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Re: What is it - Object 87 - Ice Pancakes.
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2014, 10:20:03 AM »


Hard one this but interesting.

"We weren't sure what they are called but we found this explanation that we think fits. What we think happened is this: Foam floating about on the water started to freeze, probably at night. Bits of frozen foam got swirled around in an eddy, and became roughly circular. Perhaps each disc grew when smaller pieces of unfrozen foam struck the disc, adhered and then froze in place.

The raised rims are undoubtedly due to the collisions but what about the inner lines? The air temperature was colder at night due to the clear-sky conditions but warmer in the day, meaning the discs may have grown at night, then during the day, when the discs softened in the sun, further collisions between the “pancakes” caused the rims to be pushed up. The next night further growth would have occurred, followed by a new rim the next day."

More pictures etc here. Worth having a look at:

http://www.riverdee.org.uk/blog.asp
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Re: What is it - Object 87?
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2014, 02:13:05 PM »
Fascinating


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