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lindalove · 04-08-2006, 03:22 AM

I was going through my photos from over the past few years and I came across this picture.

Excuse the poor quality, the photo was never intended for display and the light was very poor at the time. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone can help me identify it? I assumed that it is some sort of sea critter that sat on the rock whilst the tide was in, and then was washed away again as the tide went out.

Any ideas? Thanks.

The_Jazz · 04-08-2006, 04:11 AM

I can't think of anything other than "old tube sock". Sorry.

theguyondacouch · 04-08-2006, 06:56 AM

yeah man, that looks like an old sock.

Jimellow · 04-08-2006, 08:38 AM

Looks like a covering/wrapping that would be found with a pair of shoe in-soles.

Radio Monk33 · 04-08-2006, 10:23 AM

Awww man, I thought I had a novel idea with the tubesock resemblance..

cellophanedeity · 04-08-2006, 10:40 AM

It looks like a fish to me...

lindalove · 04-08-2006, 11:00 AM

It wasn't a sock.

I was there, I saw it, it definitely wasn't a sock. It was just like a picture on the rock.. but not. It's like a creature was sat there, and some chemical in the body or whatever left an impression on the rock.. only not an impression either.

I have another one:

cellophanedeity · 04-08-2006, 01:38 PM

I'm very curious about this! I like stuff like this... I'd most definitely say that it's a fish fossil, but I don't know what type of fish it is.

Where did you take these pictures?

*Nikki* · 04-08-2006, 06:51 PM

Looks like a crop circle to me

Nimetic · 04-09-2006, 05:46 AM

To my ignorant eyes - it looks like Australian aboriginal rock art. Perhaps ~10,000 yrs old.

Are you in the US? My guess is that the aboriginals found your country, did some artwork then sailed back.

My partner thinks it looks like a discarded condom - but she's confused about the colours, pattern, and the size....

lindalove · 04-10-2006, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nimetic

To my ignorant eyes - it looks like Australian aboriginal rock art. Perhaps ~10,000 yrs old.

Are you in the US? My guess is that the aboriginals found your country, did some artwork then sailed back.

My partner thinks it looks like a discarded condom - but she's confused about the colours, pattern, and the size....

I'm in the US but the picture is from my vacation, Doniford Bay, Somerset, down the South of England.

The rocks that I found these on were giant rocks planted by man to prevent the water eroding the cliffs.. so these were right at the top of the beach.

This is what the rock it was on looking like (above the 'critter'):

I thought maybe it was that red stuff that reacted with whatever was sat on it..

Nimetic · 04-10-2006, 04:03 AM

It looks heaps different from this angle. More like a waste outlet or something. It almost appears to have eaten into the rock.

Honestly, I have no clue. But to me the first frame really did look like ancient cave drawings.

The_Jazz · 04-10-2006, 05:00 AM

I'm still only getting "old tube sock", even with latest picture. If my mind is in a rut, why isn't it a more interesting rut?

jujueye · 04-12-2006, 11:55 AM

Bacon. Or a tube sock made out of bacon.

uncle phil · 04-12-2006, 04:36 PM

"i would not eat it on a boat;
i would not eat it with a goat..."

04-08-2006, 03:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
lindalove Registered User	I assumed that it is some sort of sea critter I was going through my photos from over the past few years and I came across this picture. Excuse the poor quality, the photo was never intended for display and the light was very poor at the time. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone can help me identify it? I assumed that it is some sort of sea critter that sat on the rock whilst the tide was in, and then was washed away again as the tide went out. Any ideas? Thanks.

04-08-2006, 04:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	I can't think of anything other than "old tube sock". Sorry. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

04-08-2006, 06:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	yeah man, that looks like an old sock. __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

04-08-2006, 08:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jimellow Junkie	Looks like a covering/wrapping that would be found with a pair of shoe in-soles. __________________ Desperation is no excuse for lowering one's standards.

04-08-2006, 10:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Radio Monk33 Psycho	Awww man, I thought I had a novel idea with the tubesock resemblance.. __________________ "Punk rock had this cool, political personal message. It was a bit more cerebral than just stupid cock rock, you know" -Kurt Cobain

04-08-2006, 10:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
cellophanedeity Heliotrope Location: A warm room	It looks like a fish to me... __________________ who am I to refuse the universe? -Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers

04-08-2006, 11:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
lindalove Registered User	It wasn't a sock. I was there, I saw it, it definitely wasn't a sock. It was just like a picture on the rock.. but not. It's like a creature was sat there, and some chemical in the body or whatever left an impression on the rock.. only not an impression either. I have another one:

04-08-2006, 01:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
cellophanedeity Heliotrope Location: A warm room	I'm very curious about this! I like stuff like this... I'd most definitely say that it's a fish fossil, but I don't know what type of fish it is. Where did you take these pictures? __________________ who am I to refuse the universe? -Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers Last edited by cellophanedeity; 04-08-2006 at 01:47 PM..

04-08-2006, 06:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nikki ~~~~~~~ Location: Charleston, SC	Looks like a crop circle to me

04-09-2006, 05:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Nimetic Junkie Location: Melbourne, Australia	To my ignorant eyes - it looks like Australian aboriginal rock art. Perhaps ~10,000 yrs old. Are you in the US? My guess is that the aboriginals found your country, did some artwork then sailed back. My partner thinks it looks like a discarded condom - but she's confused about the colours, pattern, and the size....

04-10-2006, 04:03 AM	#12 (permalink)
Nimetic Junkie Location: Melbourne, Australia	It looks heaps different from this angle. More like a waste outlet or something. It almost appears to have eaten into the rock. Honestly, I have no clue. But to me the first frame really did look like ancient cave drawings.

04-10-2006, 05:00 AM	#13 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	I'm still only getting "old tube sock", even with latest picture. If my mind is in a rut, why isn't it a more interesting rut? __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

04-12-2006, 11:55 AM	#14 (permalink)
jujueye alpaca lunch for the trip Location: in my computer	Bacon. Or a tube sock made out of bacon.

04-12-2006, 04:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	"i would not eat it on a boat; i would not eat it with a goat..." __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.