The Naked Scientists
  • Login
  • Register
  • Podcasts
      • The Naked Scientists
      • eLife
      • Naked Genetics
      • Naked Astronomy
      • In short
      • Naked Neuroscience
      • Ask! The Naked Scientists
      • Question of the Week
      • Archive
      • Video
      • SUBSCRIBE to our Podcasts
  • Articles
      • Science News
      • Features
      • Interviews
      • Answers to Science Questions
  • Get Naked
      • Donate
      • Do an Experiment
      • Science Forum
      • Ask a Question
  • About
      • Meet the team
      • Our Sponsors
      • Site Map
      • Contact us

User menu

  • Login
  • Register
  • Home
  • Help
  • Search
  • Tags
  • Recent Topics
  • Login
  • Register
  2. Naked Science Forum
  3. On the Lighter Side
  4. That CAN'T be true!
  5. Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« previous next »
  • Print
Pages: 1 ... 157 158 [159] 160 161 ... 203   Go Down

Can you Guess What This Picture Is?

  • 4043 Replies
  • 1875264 Views
  • 1 Tags
    •

0 Members and 245 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline Chemistry4me

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 7705
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 2 times
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3160 on: 06/05/2009 08:13:32 »
Correct! [:)]
Logged
 

Offline EatsRainbows

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • 402
  • Activity:
    0%
  • The mind is like a parachute, it works best open
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3161 on: 06/05/2009 08:13:44 »
well it would have to be if it has feathers... ok dumb question!
Logged
"Suppose there's a significant proportion of people who are born because their parents were incompetent at using contraception. If there’s a genetic tendency to be incompetent or fumble at the crucial moment, then there would be, by definition, natural selection in favor of contraceptive ineptitude"
 

Offline EatsRainbows

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • 402
  • Activity:
    0%
  • The mind is like a parachute, it works best open
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3162 on: 06/05/2009 08:16:03 »
Does this bird live in arctic regions? If not then im thinking atleast cold?
Logged
"Suppose there's a significant proportion of people who are born because their parents were incompetent at using contraception. If there’s a genetic tendency to be incompetent or fumble at the crucial moment, then there would be, by definition, natural selection in favor of contraceptive ineptitude"
 

Offline Chemistry4me

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 7705
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 2 times
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3163 on: 06/05/2009 08:18:32 »
Ok, forget that I said you were on track! [:D]
This is not a rare bird. It lives basically everywhere EXCEPT the Antarctic. [:)]
Logged
 

Offline EatsRainbows

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • 402
  • Activity:
    0%
  • The mind is like a parachute, it works best open
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3164 on: 06/05/2009 08:21:21 »
oh...  [;D]....

ok so everywhere meaning in every country also? Would we have them in Australia?
Logged
"Suppose there's a significant proportion of people who are born because their parents were incompetent at using contraception. If there’s a genetic tendency to be incompetent or fumble at the crucial moment, then there would be, by definition, natural selection in favor of contraceptive ineptitude"
 

Offline Chemistry4me

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 7705
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 2 times
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3165 on: 06/05/2009 08:22:36 »
You bet ch'ya matey!
Logged
 

Offline EatsRainbows

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • 402
  • Activity:
    0%
  • The mind is like a parachute, it works best open
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3166 on: 06/05/2009 08:23:16 »
swan? goose? duck?
Logged
"Suppose there's a significant proportion of people who are born because their parents were incompetent at using contraception. If there’s a genetic tendency to be incompetent or fumble at the crucial moment, then there would be, by definition, natural selection in favor of contraceptive ineptitude"
 

Offline Chemistry4me

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 7705
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 2 times
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3167 on: 06/05/2009 08:24:03 »
YES! DUCK!

Logged
 

Offline EatsRainbows

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • 402
  • Activity:
    0%
  • The mind is like a parachute, it works best open
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3168 on: 06/05/2009 08:27:11 »
Eureka! [;D]
Logged
"Suppose there's a significant proportion of people who are born because their parents were incompetent at using contraception. If there’s a genetic tendency to be incompetent or fumble at the crucial moment, then there would be, by definition, natural selection in favor of contraceptive ineptitude"
 

Offline Don_1

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 6889
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 15 times
  • A stupid comment for every occasion.
    • Knight Light Haulage
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3169 on: 06/05/2009 09:04:46 »
Here you go,

 [ Invalid Attachment ]

* Macroglossum_stellatarum01a.jpg (9.69 kB, 299x270 - viewed 1177 times.)
Logged
If brains were made of dynamite, I wouldn't have enough to blow my nose.
 

Offline Chemistry4me

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 7705
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 2 times
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3170 on: 06/05/2009 09:06:44 »
Is that the tail of a bird?
Logged
 

Offline Don_1

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 6889
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 15 times
  • A stupid comment for every occasion.
    • Knight Light Haulage
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3171 on: 06/05/2009 09:28:54 »
No, not a bird and wrong end.
Logged
If brains were made of dynamite, I wouldn't have enough to blow my nose.
 

Offline Chemistry4me

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 7705
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 2 times
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3172 on: 06/05/2009 09:30:21 »
Is that a tongue?
Logged
 

Offline Don_1

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 6889
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 15 times
  • A stupid comment for every occasion.
    • Knight Light Haulage
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3173 on: 06/05/2009 09:37:48 »
Of sorts, yes.
Logged
If brains were made of dynamite, I wouldn't have enough to blow my nose.
 

Offline Chemistry4me

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 7705
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 2 times
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3174 on: 06/05/2009 09:41:07 »
A lizard?
Logged
 

Offline Don_1

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 6889
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 15 times
  • A stupid comment for every occasion.
    • Knight Light Haulage
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3175 on: 06/05/2009 09:45:38 »
Nope.

New page, so here's the pic again.

 [ Invalid Attachment ]

* Macroglossum_stellatarum01a.jpg (9.69 kB, 299x270 - viewed 1405 times.)
Logged
If brains were made of dynamite, I wouldn't have enough to blow my nose.
 

Offline dentstudent

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 3146
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 1 times
  • FOGger to the unsuspecting
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3176 on: 06/05/2009 09:45:52 »
I think that it's the proboscis of a moth, perhaps a Hummingbird Hawkmoth?
Logged
 

Offline Don_1

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 6889
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 15 times
  • A stupid comment for every occasion.
    • Knight Light Haulage
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3177 on: 06/05/2009 09:49:17 »
Ahh!

Curses, sussed already!

 [ Invalid Attachment ]

Hummingbird hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum

* Macroglossum_stellatarum01.jpg (54.64 kB, 600x450 - viewed 1419 times.)
Logged
If brains were made of dynamite, I wouldn't have enough to blow my nose.
 

Offline JimBob

  • Global Moderator
  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ********
  • 6543
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 9 times
  • Moderator
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3178 on: 06/05/2009 15:51:34 »
No, it the white thing I am asking about (and it isn't alive) but the rest of the picture is part of the answer.




« Last Edit: 06/05/2009 15:53:45 by JimBob »
Logged
The mind is like a parachute. It works best when open.  -- A. Einstein
 

Offline dentstudent

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 3146
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 1 times
  • FOGger to the unsuspecting
Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3179 on: 06/05/2009 16:09:23 »
It looks like someone has put a polo mint somewhere that one really would not expect a polo mint to be.
Logged
 

  • Print
Pages: 1 ... 157 158 [159] 160 161 ... 203   Go Up
« previous next »
Tags: peacock 
 
There was an error while thanking
Thanking...
  • SMF 2.0.15 | SMF © 2017, Simple Machines
    Privacy Policy
    SMFAds for Free Forums
  • Naked Science Forum ©

Page created in 0.413 seconds with 67 queries.

  • Podcasts
  • Articles
  • Get Naked
  • About
  • Contact us
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Subscribe to newsletter
  • We love feedback

Follow us

cambridge_logo_footer.png

©The Naked Scientists® 2000–2017 | The Naked Scientists® and Naked Science® are registered trademarks created by Dr Chris Smith. Information presented on this website is the opinion of the individual contributors and does not reflect the general views of the administrators, editors, moderators, sponsors, Cambridge University or the public at large.