Solve This Puzzle: What Is This Mystery Object?by David McMahon
Put on your thinking caps, have as many guesses as you want – and most of all, have fun. Your time starts …. NOW! (306 views on 18 June 2011.)
Spoiler alert: do not read any further unless you want the answer revealed.
Solved in 15 minutes by UK-based Red Bubbler Themis, who correctly said it was a lighthouse. Yes, it is the Cape Bowling Green lighthouse that was re-assembled at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, Sydney.
Follow-up question No.1: Which two characters discovered the lighthouse in the TV series Lost? Solved in exactly an hour by by UK-based Red Bubbler Themis, who came through the hurly-burly with the answer, Jack and Hurley!
Follow-up question No. 2: What (beginning with T) was the name of the young boy in Enid Blyton’s ‘Famous Five’ series who owned the lighthouse at Demon Rocks? Solved by Vancouver-based Red Bubbler Leslie, who answered Tinker.
I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F9.5, 1/350 sec, ISO 200, focal length 58mm.
Looking up a lighthouse? (For once I get to your puzzle before it’s solved! :-))
Rolling out the red carpet for you, Themis …. hmmmm, yes, it is indeed looking up at a lighthouse. Well solved … applause. Gimme a few moments to post a link to you, and to post the follow-up question. (In the meantime, you get to give us all a question as well ….
You won’t believe this, but I watched only the first half hour of the first episode of Lost, and not a minute afterwards. I’ll go with the IMDB and say ‘Jack and Hurley’
Spot-on again, Themis! You take the honours for a second time. And you can ask me a follow-up question – I’m ready for the challenge. So throw down that gauntlet ….
Comments
Looking up at a water tank?
It’s certainly looking up, Jan – and I can see your line of reasoning, but it’s not a water tank.
– David McMahon
A silo ?
G’day Arrowman – looks like a silo, doesn’t it? But there’s not a “grain” of accuracy there!
– David McMahon
Have you traveled lately? Is this in Melbourne?
I have indeed been travelling – we were in NYC for a fortnight. IN direct answer to your question, this is not in Melbourne!
– David McMahon
observation tower ?
I like your powers of “observation”, but alas, no ….
– David McMahon
Looking up at part of the Statue of Liberty? (I saw your post of a cafe awning in New York.)
I’m so glad you saw that cafe awning shot, Jan. No, this is not part of Liberty Enlightening The World – but a very logical try there!
– David McMahon
windmill?
G’day Alixzandra – not a windmill, no, but Don Quixote would approve of your theory!
– David McMahon
Looking up a lighthouse? (For once I get to your puzzle before it’s solved! :-))
Rolling out the red carpet for you, Themis …. hmmmm, yes, it is indeed looking up at a lighthouse. Well solved … applause. Gimme a few moments to post a link to you, and to post the follow-up question. (In the meantime, you get to give us all a question as well ….
– David McMahon
A Mineret ?
Nice try, especially given the fact I was in Malaysia in January. No, not a minaret.
– David McMahon
Radar tower ?
Could easily have been a radar tower, Arrowman – but see Themis’ answer above. Have posted a follow-up question now ….
– David McMahon
You won’t believe this, but I watched only the first half hour of the first episode of Lost, and not a minute afterwards. I’ll go with the IMDB and say ‘Jack and Hurley’
Spot-on again, Themis! You take the honours for a second time. And you can ask me a follow-up question – I’m ready for the challenge. So throw down that gauntlet ….
– David McMahon