✅ SOLVED Unique rock? Or something else..

[Beach_Baby]

I found this at the beach today and I can't figure out if it used to be part of something, is a fossil, or is just a uniquely shaped rock!

It has a smooth curve, and the backside has a bit of a lip or ledge on it.

Any guesses? Thanks!

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

What I don't like is when someone states that an item is 100% no questions asked all natural and then tells anyone who even suggests a possible man made aspect that they are not helping and their post should not have been made.

Just for clarification I never stated that the item is 100% no questions asked all natural. I said I dont see the little people or calf carved into this item. I dont see any of the other images either and the suggestion that images are carved into this rock are not helping (to identify it.)


Its not like we are trying to identify a very worn coin where this type of imagination would probably be helpful.

 

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[Jlambert4081]

A fossil of what?

Idk but natural stones dont have curves like that. Or atleast any that i have ever seen.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

To repeat for the third time, I don't know if this is all natural or has been altered by man with some of the definition worn down by the ocean or other elements.

If the images of people, a serpent or a calf are all natural, that would mean that they are not really there. That leaves only man made as the possibility of the images you and Bob are seeing. Thats why I asked if you really thought that there were carvings on this rock. Im done here, but since you repeated it 3x, I felt the need to address your comment.. The possibility of eroded man made carvings, that you and Bob describe, on this rock, are extremely remote.

 

[GeoW]

I see nothing that would make this an artifact but that doesn't mean it's not. There is enough room on this old rock for those who see something as well as those who don't. I think it's one's imagination that would be a determinating factor.

geo

 

[Spats]

If the images of people, a serpent or a calf are all natural, that would mean that they are not really there. That leaves only man made as the possibility of the images you and Bob are seeing. Thats why I asked if you really thought that there were carvings on this rock. Im done here, but since you repeated it 3x, I felt the need to address your comment.. The possibility of eroded man made carvings, that you and Bob describe, on this rock, are extremely remote.

Now for the fourth time. I see contours or shading that resemble figures. Also for the fourth time, they may be man made. And for the fourth time, they may be natural contours or shading that look to me like figures. My original post mentioned Rorschach and clouds. My intent by mentioning these two things was to indicate that the figures may be natural and that I may be seeing things that only resemble those images. Not once in my posts will you see that I have said these were definitely man made. And if I understand your posts, you are 99.9% positive that these figures don't exist. I interpret that as a .1% chance in your mind that they do exist. So we are on the same page, though we disagree slightly on the percentages. Lastly, my apologies to all for participating in this silliness, but when several of us are told that we never should have contributed to the thread and that we are not helping, I have to respond. I have no issue with someone stating that a suggested solution or an observation is wrong, but I do have an issue when we are told that we should not have added our thoughts at all. I too am through with this thread. I'm sure all are relieved.

 

[Backwoodsbob]

Well said Spats, I don't need that 1% as a way out. I'm a 100%sure it's man made. Well, the work on it. That is an easy one.

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[jadocs]

Bob you're going to have to help me out here. What do you see and what do you think it means?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Now for the fourth time. I see contours or shading that resemble figures. Also for the fourth time, they may be man made. And for the fourth time, they may be natural contours or shading that look to me like figures. My original post mentioned Rorschach and clouds. My intent by mentioning these two things was to indicate that the figures may be natural and that I may be seeing things that only resemble those images. Not once in my posts will you see that I have said these were definitely man made. And if I understand your posts, you are 99.9% positive that these figures don't exist. I interpret that as a .1% chance in your mind that they do exist. So we are on the same page, though we disagree slightly on the percentages. Lastly, my apologies to all for participating in this silliness, but when several of us are told that we never should have contributed to the thread and that we are not helping, I have to respond. I have no issue with someone stating that a suggested solution or an observation is wrong, but I do have an issue when we are told that we should not have added our thoughts at all. I too am through with this thread. I'm sure all are relieved.

OK no problem, thank you for your help in solving this rock. I notice it has been marked solved. Do you think it should be removed?

Sorry Spats for saying that you and Backwoodsbob were not helping. OK I should not have said that. I was just trying to make a point that posting imagination doesnt help. I have no problem if you guys really believe you are seeing these things. If you guys really see these things, its beyond my expertise to try and help you.


I guess differentiating between real and unreal can be challenging for some and I apologize..

 

[unclemac]

....no.. it is solved....just a rock...i have a similar one out in my rock garden right now.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Well said Spats, I don't need that 1% as a way out. I'm a 100%sure it's man made. Well, the work on it. That is an easy one.

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Bob do you see things in the clouds? Just curious.

 

[Backwoodsbob]

Nope can't say I do. But I don't go looking for stuff in clouds either

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[Bigcypresshunter]

I see nothing that would make this an artifact but that doesn't mean it's not. There is enough room on this old rock for those who see something as well as those who don't. I think it's one's imagination that would be a determinating factor.

geo

I think you are right in that imagination is the determining factor. I have been here at TN a long time and I have noticed a lot of people see things that I dont. Its easy just to tell them they are wrong but I took it a step further, trying to understand where they are coming from. I was trying to understand why they are seeing these things. It was never my intention to upset anybody or tell anybody they cant participate.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Nope can't say I do. But I don't go looking for stuff in clouds either

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When did you start seeing images in rocks?

 

[unclemac]

i see things in trees...

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

A few interesting links to read on seeing Faces in Clouds, Inanimate Objects, and Other Related Phenomena.


Seeing recognizable objects or patterns in otherwise random or unrelated objects or patterns is called pareidolia. The ability to experience pareidolia is more developed in some people and less in others. Look at the photos below to learn more and test your own ability to see things that aren’t there.

Seeing things that aren't there | Human World | EarthSky





https://exemplore.com/paranormal/Seeing-Faces-in-Clouds

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia


I guess the ability to realize what is real and what is unreal is also more developed in some people and less in others. I would imagine this ability comes with experience as it relates to artifacts.

 

[Backwoodsbob]

It easy to to come up with an excuses for being able to do something. Maybe it that your brain are not developed enough. I use both side of my brain. I'm both left and right handed. Write,shoot and played baseball with either hand. Now tell me who is the one who is inadequate. Yes I see the face.on that stone that because it is. You don't . Poor thing. I posted pictures on here where are they? . You don't want other to form an opinion. What the matter I told where you could go to find the truth big. Apparently someone doesn't want the truth out

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[Backwoodsbob]

If you really want the truth here it is. It's called the suppression of the right lateral prefrontal cortex. Most people have been taught to use their right hand. It uses the left side. By doing this you are not able to use the full potential of you brain. I know your probability steaming about now. By doing this you are easier to control. Read up on the subject

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[Backwoodsbob]

Are you kidding me . The picture is from a Spanish treasure trail. There is a snake next to his head. I guess you think everyone who works these site are delusional.

Either your way off base or a sentinel. Which are you?

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[civil_war22]

Must have been one skilled mexican to make that head on the mountain and one hell of a landscaper in the 1600's to make hair out of overgrowth. If anyone can find Hernando Cortez that built this please by all means send him to mu house I need some landscaping and sculptures done

 

[Backwoodsbob]

Probably a Jesuit . Those guys were good at what they did. They did trees the same way.

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