How do you photograph a bad day?

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This is how.



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This image was provided by Ted Kinsman for Photo Synthesis.

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Bad? That's clear clean water! A day in rice and that phone is as good as new.(Now if that's a solution of NaOH or HCL, well then, that's a different story.

You want bad, have that cell phone drop into a privvy on the Appalachian Trail. 10 feet down into a muck of poo, pee, and lime. Not that it ever happened to me, I leave the phone at home when I go into the woods. :^)

By Onkel Bob (not verified) on 13 Oct 2009 #permalink

Forget NaOH or HCL- a really bad day is if if falls into the toilet - after one has done their business. It's more common that one may think.

There are a number of materials that do this including quartz, sugar and even ice. In this image I am hitting a wintergreen lifesaver candy fairly hard with a hammer. This is clearly visible to the human eye

You want bad, have that cell phone drop into a privvy on the Appalachian Trail. 10 feet down into a muck of poo, pee, and lime. Not that it ever happened to me, I leave the phone at home when I go into the woods. :^)

into a privvy on the Appalachian Trail. 10 feet down into a muck of poo, pee, and lime. Not that it ever happened to me, I leave the phone at home when I go into the woods. :^)