Snow globe (or non-snow equivalent, like glitter, or some such)?
Need A Clue.???
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We have a WINER.!!!
A snow globe it is... or should I say was;;; It started leakin after about 20 years an got tossed
TheVat
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Just a passing nod to that scene in Citizen Kane, where he drops the snow globe on the floor. (I missed winning yesterday, having figured it out but didn't get back until Sarkus had already deduced the answer) That was a clever puzzle of yours (as usual), because the air bubble gave it an unusual look.
It it wasn't for bad luck Kane wouldn't have had any luck at all.!!!
An Yes... this puzzler thread is unforgiving/tricky;;; must strike when the iron is hot
Hmm... what have we here.???
An Yes... this puzzler thread is unforgiving/tricky;;; must strike when the iron is hot
Hmm... what have we here.???
No clingfilm.!!!
Clue:::
The bowl was toward the front edge of the kitchen counter... an was lit from the left by a ceiling light over the sink... an over the stove light to the right an a 4 bulb ceiling light in the middle of the kitchen.!!!
So the coin is floating on water ?
No... it is not.!!!
Jelly?
No an no.!!!
Clue:::
What the pitcher shows is Cool tap water... a Lincoln head penny (wit a very thin coat of Vaseline)... a soup bowl... shadows from the penny an a kitchen counter.!!!
Clue:::
The whole penny is below the surface of the cool tap water.!!!
The whole penny is below the surface of the cool tap water.!!!
Clue:::
One thang the pic does not show is a 2" piece of wire.!!!
One thang the pic does not show is a 2" piece of wire.!!!
A prototype surface to underwater communication device?
TheVat
Valued Senior Member
This latest puzzle...I feel we have the "what" but not the "how." So it's a submerged penny in a bowl of water that somehow creates the uncanny impression it is floating on and dimpling the surface. And possibly involves an invisible strand of wire. We also have enigmatic details about lighting, shadow, and Vaseline. I don't know what else to guess.
TheVat
Valued Senior Member
You joke, but the Lincoln scrotum is a revered national historic site.
TheVat
Valued Senior Member
You joke, but the Lincoln scrotum is a revered national historic site.
The winer is ---------->>> The Puzzler
One end of the wire is bent into a 1/4" circle to balance the penny on... the other end is stuck into a little glob of modelling clay (which is stuck on the bottom of the bowl)... an when viewed from a particular angle... the wire is not visible an the penny now apears to be floating in air.!!!
Then cool water (keeping the clay firm) is added to the bowl just until it rises above the penny... which is easy to do since the penny has a thin coat of Vaseline on it.!!!