welshbairn Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, GordonS said: Not sure about the mineral clue, how do you mean? The mineral I was talking about was trinitite, which was formed in the first test explosion of an atomic bomb. There are very rare minerals on Earth that may just about exist elsewhere in the Universe. I didn't pay enough attention to your clue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 57 minutes ago, welshbairn said: There are very rare minerals on Earth that may just about exist elsewhere in the Universe. I didn't pay enough attention to your clue. I totally agree. There might be an entire planet of the stuff orbiting Tau Ceti. I better be careful or Gordon will post another on this forum and the answer will be the ninth planet orbiting Capella. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Fullerene said: I totally agree. There might be an entire planet of the stuff orbiting Tau Ceti. I better be careful or Gordon will post another on this forum and the answer will be the ninth planet orbiting Capella. Sad to say I suspect Gordon is a bit of a human supremacist, he won't take kindly to that kind of chat. They probably send their waste trinitite to pollute other planets for cheap dumping, and pretend to their citizens they're recycling it. Edited January 28, 2021 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Fullerene said: I totally agree. There might be an entire planet of the stuff orbiting Tau Ceti. I better be careful or Gordon will post another on this forum and the answer will be the ninth planet orbiting Capella. 2 hours ago, welshbairn said: Sad to say I suspect Gordon is a bit of a human supremacist, he won't take kindly to that kind of chat. They probably send their waste trinitite to pollute other planets for cheap dumping, and pretend to their citizens they're recycling it. Well I suppose it's possible there is trinitite elsewhere, but for it to form you'd need exactly the conditions of the Trinity test. The bomb was at ground level when it exploded and it sucked sand up into it, turning it into a unique glass which then rained back down. All other nuclear detonations - and there have been shit-tons of them - have been atmospheric, underground or under water. The bomb itself was very unusual, as a prototype, and that design wasn't used again after Hiroshima. There are very similar known minerals, but none exactly the same. You can buy pieces of it, it's pretty cheap: https://www.atomicrockshop.com/shop.html If anyone starts posting images from Google Mars, I'm out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 You youngsters haven't a clue of the real value of anything, trinitite might be hard to come by in neighbouring galaxies, but my rare material is far more expensive here on Earth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 19 hours ago, Fullerene said: I am going to stick to the same theme. Struggling with this. The grass looks like a place that rains a lot, that car might have a UK plate and seems to be on the left, but are those well-grown palm trees? Between that and the architecture my first guess is Ireland. If the theme is still borders then I'm stumped, because I can't find anything like that near the Irish border. It's definitely a place with a car park for visitors. I'm running out of ideas though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 44 minutes ago, GordonS said: Struggling with this. The grass looks like a place that rains a lot, that car might have a UK plate and seems to be on the left, but are those well-grown palm trees? Between that and the architecture my first guess is Ireland. If the theme is still borders then I'm stumped, because I can't find anything like that near the Irish border. It's definitely a place with a car park for visitors. I'm running out of ideas though. I've been chasing what looks like a couple of mannequins sitting on a bench by the gate, no luck either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, GordonS said: Struggling with this. The grass looks like a place that rains a lot, that car might have a UK plate and seems to be on the left, but are those well-grown palm trees? Between that and the architecture my first guess is Ireland. If the theme is still borders then I'm stumped, because I can't find anything like that near the Irish border. It's definitely a place with a car park for visitors. I'm running out of ideas though. Remember that there is something very special in this photo. It is not an arbitrary picture. Yes. It can rain a bit and be very windy as well. Yes. The car has UK plates and is driving on the left (or at least should be). Yes. They are palm trees. The Irish connection (if you can call it that) is a person as opposed to the island itself. If you are a sneaky person like me, then yes you can see the border in this picture. It is the wall. Yes there is a car park for visitors. Edited January 29, 2021 by Fullerene Correction to weather 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 20 hours ago, welshbairn said: I've been chasing what looks like a couple of mannequins sitting on a bench by the gate, no luck either. The sign on the gate is not a warning sign. Clue: Wallpaper 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Fullerene said: The sign on the gate is not a warning sign. Clue: Wallpaper While searching for this I came across the worst thing I've ever seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 43 minutes ago, GordonS said: While searching for this I came across the worst thing I've ever seen. That looks like a challenge. I have no idea where that could be. You are definitely looking in the wrong place. BTW The other country is not the Republic of Ireland so what country is it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 28/01/2021 at 18:48, Fullerene said: I am going to stick to the same theme. Longwood House, St Helena 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Fullerene said: The sign on the gate is not a warning sign. Clue: Wallpaper st helena 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Fullerene said: That looks like a challenge. I have no idea where that could be. You are definitely looking in the wrong place. BTW The other country is not the Republic of Ireland so what country is it? Ok, now that I know the answer I am ever more confused by the wallpaper clue! With the theme being borders I was looking on the English-Welsh border. The landscape looked right and the walkers could have been doing the Offa's Dyke path. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 One of mine appears to have no takers. Here's another pic from the same spot that should be a bit easier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, GordonS said: Ok, now that I know the answer I am ever more confused by the wallpaper clue! With the theme being borders I was looking on the English-Welsh border. The landscape looked right and the walkers could have been doing the Offa's Dyke path. There's a theory that Napoleon died from arsenic in the wallpaper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 35 minutes ago, welshbairn said: There's a theory that Napoleon died from arsenic in the wallpaper. Ah, every day's a school day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Cyclizine said: Longwood House, St Helena Yes. Longwood House, Briars Pavilion and Valley of the Tomb are officially French Territory. Napoleon did not like the place but as prisons go I think it looks okay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, highlandcowden said: st helena 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, GordonS said: Ok, now that I know the answer I am ever more confused by the wallpaper clue! Yes, there is a claim that the British deliberately put arsenic in the wallpaper to bump him off. It is not true. After all nobody else in the house suffered. Although there probably was arsenic in the wallpaper. Very old wallpaper is dangerous because almost every colour was achieved using one poison or another. For example, Arsenic for Green. The Toxic Histories of Five Famous Pigments (noahtech.com) Edited January 30, 2021 by Fullerene 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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