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Unlucky for some? I don’t think so. I think this Macro Monday puzzle is going to prove a little easier for you – although quite a number of you guessed last week’s cryptic pic, so maybe I’m getting the difficulty level about right, at last!

This one is a very common object. I know for sure they exist in exactly this form all over the UK and the USA, and I’m pretty confident that you will see them all over the world.

So, what is it? It’s a useful object, so useful that I think most people have one of these things in some form. This particular type isn’t expensive, so many of you might start out with one of these and progress to something a little more to your liking. The type I have pictured here is a throwaway version, but at the same time, the one in the picture is extremely valuable and important to me, and cannot be bought in a shop. Uh-huh, that’s thrown you, hasn’t it? Tee hee.

Let’s just say that they are produced by many, many people, for many different purposes, and this one is very specific indeed. Most are not, and can be bought in shops, online, or from various events and places. Some are even given away.

The answer will be found here at the bottom of this post, in the form of a picture link, from tomorrow evening (UK time). I will also answer the comments at that time and add further information there.

Have fun – I know I will!

And here we are on Tuesday evening and I expect you want the solution. I really thought this one would prove to be dead easy, but it seems I was mistaken, so go here to find out what this mystery object was. Congratulations to Moon, Babs, Liz, Silverback and Jama who all guessed correctly! More information can be found in the comments.

Thanks for playing! Do come back next week – I am working on making them easier, and one day I expect you’ll drop by and know exactly what it is!

44 Responses to “Macro Monday – Puzzle No. 13”

on 15 Mar 2010 at 2:17 pm1margie

i hate being first here. i have no idea, i love your macro shots though.
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on 15 Mar 2010 at 3:49 pm2Colleen

I think it’s a hand mirror.
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on 15 Mar 2010 at 4:29 pm3Sistertex at Spacial Peepol

Handle of a tooth brush or plastic cutlery.
Sistertex at Spacial Peepol´s last blog ..GPA – MN Billboard
on 15 Mar 2010 at 4:37 pm4dawn

I know! It’s a …. never mind. I don’t know.
on 15 Mar 2010 at 4:57 pm5moon

Plastic key ring ?
moon´s last blog ..To make you smile …
on 15 Mar 2010 at 5:24 pm6babs - beetle

A key ring fob, with a photo inside? Probably one of your dogs
babs – beetle´s last blog ..Not actually a car conversation
on 15 Mar 2010 at 5:25 pm7babs - beetle

P.S. Maybe a photo of JD
babs – beetle´s last blog ..Not actually a car conversation
on 15 Mar 2010 at 5:26 pm8shelle

i think it’s a kind of magnifying glass. my MIL gets specific things from the blind society in NY, i’m going to guess it’s something like that!
shelle´s last blog ..Macro Monday
on 15 Mar 2010 at 6:05 pm9Maia

When I look at the shadow? It is something of glass. But what?
on 15 Mar 2010 at 6:05 pm10Birgitta

Don’t know…glass…something…
Well…A great macro it is
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on 15 Mar 2010 at 6:10 pm11Icy BC

I guess it’s the plastic cutlery, but then why would it be “extremely valuable” to you? I give, I give, Jay..
Icy BC´s last blog ..Mosaic Monday–Lavender Flowers in the Grass
on 15 Mar 2010 at 6:16 pm12Kiki

I love this shot…I love the angle..the light reflection and the wood board it is on..beautiful! a coaster/ a cd? not sure..beautifu though!!
Kiki~
on 15 Mar 2010 at 6:29 pm13Jientje

I love the picture but I have no idea what it is?
Jientje´s last blog ..Macro Monday, Stone and Ivy
on 15 Mar 2010 at 6:50 pm14Amanda

A Pen maybe??
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on 15 Mar 2010 at 7:38 pm15Rosie

Looks like one of those bic pens I’ve got.
Rosie´s last blog ..Spring springs forth with Perthshire blooms
on 15 Mar 2010 at 7:51 pm16Kala

Looks like a mirror or a pen or some combination of the 2!
on 15 Mar 2010 at 8:47 pm17Jay

Everyone – Love the guesses so far! Just remember, I said ‘most people‘ would have one. It’s not gender specific, so no, not a hand mirror.
on 15 Mar 2010 at 10:09 pm18petra michelle

The first idea that leaped from this perplexed brain is a dropper…

My goodness, Jay, who says these are getting easier?!
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on 15 Mar 2010 at 10:11 pm19meleah rebeccah

Oh Goodness Jay! You’re killing me with these! I have NO IDEA what the heck this could possibly be~
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on 15 Mar 2010 at 10:32 pm20liz

I think it’s some sort of Johnny Depp memorabilia, a souvenir from a film première maybe. I think the idea of a key-ring fob that I just read in the comments is most likely.
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on 15 Mar 2010 at 10:59 pm21Amanda Moore

yep I am guessing a plastic utensil, great puzzle!
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on 15 Mar 2010 at 11:33 pm22Silverback

Never ‘entered’ one of these MM’s before (I don’t think) but this one got to me as it seemed so familiar from the get-go but I just couldn’t nail it down.

Then I came back to add this and see that Babs and Liz got there first with my suggestion of a JD photo key fob or something similar although the gap in the plastic still makes me think it’s something else that’s familiar. D’uh.

Sod it, I’m going back to reading these post on a Wednesday morning !!
Silverback´s last blog ..A Card That Goes On Giving.
on 16 Mar 2010 at 12:11 am23Evelyn

Mmm not sure… I am guessing it’s a plastic (picnic) utensil…
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on 16 Mar 2010 at 2:44 am24John McDevitt

I think it’s a magnifying lens of some description. I like the shot BTW.
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on 16 Mar 2010 at 4:39 am25Regina

I’m thinking. That one is hard. Maybe a plastic container or reading glasses?

Great one.
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on 16 Mar 2010 at 8:12 am26Jama

A key chain with photo attached?
Jama´s last blog ..EMPS # 81: St Patrick Day
on 16 Mar 2010 at 8:15 am27Gattina

It’s a part of a ballpen, I think, it’s not an icicle otherwise it would have melt. (says Miss Marple)
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on 16 Mar 2010 at 9:21 am28Shrinky

Hmmmn, not sure at all about this one – it could be the handles of some plastic cutlery, but that’s just a wild guess..
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on 16 Mar 2010 at 10:47 am29SquirrelQueen

The “Unlucky for some.” made me think of a mirror. Then looking at the object I thought about a ballpoint pen. But the more I read of your clues the more confused I became. I don’t have a clue.
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on 16 Mar 2010 at 11:58 am30Baino

I don’t know why I do this but I think it’s the end of a pen, clearly not the ‘nib’ end, perhaps one you souvenir’d from a Depp event?
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on 16 Mar 2010 at 1:04 pm31sandy

I think iot’s a plastic utensil because of the bread board..sk
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on 16 Mar 2010 at 11:44 pm32Sistertex at Spacial Peepol

Jay, thanks for stopping by my blog. Say, ‘Face of the Week’ photo can be done anytime Monday – Thursday. So you don’t have to do it today…you have until Thursday to participate if you would like to!

Looking forward to your ‘Face’ whenever you get around to it.

Yes…a little dark, sorry about that, but it was taken in the rearview mirror on a cloudy day. It is my OH and my oldest daughter in the photo.

Thanks for your comment, I enjoy your visits!
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on 16 Mar 2010 at 11:44 pm33Sistertex at Spacial Peepol

Jay, I just did another comment but not sure it went through.
Sistertex at Spacial Peepol´s last blog ..Skating Away
on 17 Mar 2010 at 12:27 am34Jay

Everyone – Well, seems it wasn’t so easy after all! Sorry about that!

As you see, it’s a plastic key fob – something most people will have, or will have had, at some time. They’re given away frequently as corporate, charity or event ‘souvenirs’, or just with a new key. Often you can buy them with movie stars’ pictures in, so Babs and Liz, you weren’t so far out with that guess! I do, in fact, have one with a film cell from one of Mr Depp’s movies in it!

This one is Sid’s official Pets As Therapy identity tag. It has his picture ID on one side, and his official registered number on the other. He will have to wear it on his collar at every PAT visit we make, so you can see why this is valuable and important to me, and cannot be bought in a shop.

Mirror, magnifying glass, plastic utensil and pen .. all very reasonable guesses, and looking at the picture myself, I can see exactly how you thought those things!

Many thanks to everyone for taking part, and extra thanks to those who said they liked the photo for itself. I do try to make these things aesthetically pleasing as well as puzzling!

Silverback – so sorry, my friend, for driving you nuts. I’m so glad you’re several thousand miles away. LOL!

Sandy – Not a bread board, as you see! Something rather smaller!
on 17 Mar 2010 at 3:20 am35lisaschaos

Dang, I was going to guess the handle of a fork. Oh well, it’s always fun guessing!
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on 17 Mar 2010 at 4:01 am36Vicki

I had to peek at the answer – I would never have guessed. You really do get close to your subjects. It’s fun to see common objects in a new light.
Vicki´s last blog ..Macro Monday & PhotoHunt: Spiral
on 17 Mar 2010 at 4:08 am37Sistertex at Spacial Peepol

Ya got me…I would have never guessed it.
Sistertex at Spacial Peepol´s last blog ..Skating Away
on 17 Mar 2010 at 4:25 am38Don't Bug Me!

I knew exactly what it was, since I actually went through your previous posts looking for it – I just knew it would have something to do with one of your dogs, and so I scrolled through all your dog posts until I found it. Is there something wrong with me!?! Or perhaps I was just avoiding work? Since I felt as though I had cheated (again), I did not post the answer. I found it here http://www.thedeppeffect.com/1138/abc-wednesday-the-letter-t-2/
Don’t Bug Me!´s last blog ..Macro Monday – Don’t Pick the Prickly Pear by the Paw……
on 17 Mar 2010 at 12:10 pm39Jay

LisasChaos – Fooled you again? Tee hee! Fun, though, isn’t it?

Vicki – Well, true macro photography is 1:1 ratio or even larger, so yes, I do love the challenge of getting really, really close!

Sistertex – Maybe next time?

DBM – Wow, you did comb through the archives, didn’t you? And you’re absolutely right, of course – same tag from the same place, but for a different dog. I still miss Renie so much. I’ve had to order Sid a new yellow enamel ‘PAT’ tag which they also have to wear, because I can’t bear to take Renie’s off that necklace to re-use.
on 17 Mar 2010 at 7:29 pm40meleah rebeccah

MAN! I would have NEVER guessed it was a photo keychain!
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on 17 Mar 2010 at 8:17 pm41moon

Yeah … 2 for 2 (not that I am competitive or anything !)
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on 18 Mar 2010 at 9:04 am42SquirrelQueen

I would never have thought it was a key fob. Your clues are wicked. Did I mention I love this game.
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on 18 Mar 2010 at 2:57 pm43dutchbaby

My first impression wasn’t even close. I thought it was a lens from reading glasses. I really thought I was on the right track when you said that these were inexpensive, that most people would progress further, and that it can not be purchased in a shop. But when you said it was a throw-away version, I switched to contact lens. Still not right – rats! I shall now console myself by believing that this picture frame is a lens of sorts…

I would like to commend Don’t Bug Me! for being a dedicated puzzler!
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on 19 Mar 2010 at 9:23 am44Jay

Meleah – Will you believe me if I tell you I’ll make the next one easier?

Moon – Seems you’re pretty damned good at this game, huh? Well done, you!

SquirrelQueen – Haha! I’m so glad you like it, even if you do find it so difficult!

Dutchbaby – Well, you know, looking it at after reading the comments that guessed reading glasses or magnifier, it really DOES look like one of those, doesn’t it? I cannot blame you for thinking so! It was a pretty good guess!