Eerie Skepchick image

[Dicon]

Yesterday I happened to glance in the general direction of my Skepchick calendar and I noticed this remarkable sight:

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/629345b92256af04c.jpg

I defy any of you heathens to explain how this halo is anything other than a direct message from an intelligent designer, warning us all to repent for those sinful days and nights we just spent at TAM5.

[JonWhite]

It's an indication of the presence of The Mysterons. Watch out lest you fall under their power of retro-metabolism control.

Call Spectrum and ask for Captain Scarlert.

Good luck.

[ChristineR]

She's cooking and wearing nothing but an apron.:hypnotize

[JonWhite]

She's cooking and wearing nothing but an apron.:hypnotize

...works for me!

[Big Les]

Damn good ad for the calendar... *ahem*

[SimonD]

It's a mirror

Same thing happened to me about an hour ago. I came into my room after a shower. The light from the hallway reflected on a small hand mirror I have on my desk, over a picture of my mother (who died when I was young). At first I was taken back, but after about 10 seconds I had to laugh when I realised what was going on.

[Ivor the Engineer]

Now that's a pose that's common in the kitchen. I hope she washed her feet before crushing the stock cube between her toes.

As for the mark, it's simply ware the bloke slipped with the hammer while putting the nail in. Perhaps his attention wasn't fully on the task at hand?

[SirPhilip]

I defy any of you heathens to explain how this halo is anything other than a direct message from an intelligent designer, warning us all to repent for those sinful days and nights we just spent at TAM5. This forum needs a pareidolia image gallery. Good catch though!

[EHocking]

Yesterday I happened to glance in the general direction of my Skepchick calendar and I noticed this remarkable sight:

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/629345b92256af04c.jpg

I defy any of you heathens to explain how this halo is anything other than a direct message from an intelligent designer, warning us all to repent for those sinful days and nights we just spent at TAM5.Since repeatablity is the corner-stone of the scientific method, next week please post February's calender image so that we can track the occurance of this phenomenon.

Only in the interests of science, of course!;)

[Dragonrock]

In order to more accurately determine what happened, it is important that we know exactly which skepchick that picture is displaying.

[Orangutan]

I'm sure it's clearer in the actual image but it looks like her foot is on top of the burner. ouch.

[hcmom]

Yesterday I happened to glance in the general direction of my Skepchick calendar and I noticed this remarkable sight:

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/629345b92256af04c.jpg

I defy any of you heathens to explain how this halo is anything other than a direct message from an intelligent designer, warning us all to repent for those sinful days and nights we just spent at TAM5.

It would seem to me just the opposite. Obviously she's blessed and considered holy, which puts the stamp of approval on the entire skeptic movement.

[Ian Osborne]

In order to more accurately determine what happened, it is important that we know exactly which skepchick that picture is displaying.

Looks like Slingblade to me...

[rebecca]

It would seem to me just the opposite. Obviously she's blessed and considered holy, which puts the stamp of approval on the entire skeptic movement.

That's what I thought! She's angelic. Nice catch, Desktop!

[casebro]

I'm sure it's clearer in the actual image but it looks like her foot is on top of the burner. ouch.


She's HOT! so is her foot.

[tsg]

What halo?

[Dicon]

It's a mirror

Nope, no mirrors anywhere in the room.

And no, it wasn't a hammer mark, either (damn, how big of a hammer would that have to be?).

Since both of these guesses are wrong, it clearly proves my original proposition that you are all heathens who need to repent. There can be no other explanation.

[Slimething]

Oh, is there something in the picture other than the skepchick?

Seriously, looks like a ring or your watch was in a sunbeam.

[DevilsAdvocate]

Yesterday I happened to glance in the general direction of my Skepchick calendar and I noticed this remarkable sight:

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/629345b92256af04c.jpg

I defy any of you heathens to explain how this halo is anything other than a direct message from an intelligent designer, warning us all to repent for those sinful days and nights we just spent at TAM5.Cold read, hot feet. She is an angel.

[SimonD]

Nope, no mirrors anywhere in the room.

And no, it wasn't a hammer mark, either (damn, how big of a hammer would that have to be?).

Since both of these guesses are wrong, it clearly proves my original proposition that you are all heathens who need to repent. There can be no other explanation.

I bow-down to thee - have mercy on me desktop Icon.

[Ian Osborne]

<Sepulchral drone>

This is the voice of the Mysterons. We know that you can hear us, Earthmen...

<Normal voice>

[Dicon]

OK, time for the reveal.

The halo was generated by the small, flat top of a pen stuck in a cup on my desk. It actually took me a little while to identify it because it didn't look like something that would cast such a reflection. It's a good thing I took the picture first, though, because after I picked the pen up I was not able to get it back into a halo-casting position.

Anyway, I encourage everyone to buy their own Skepchick calendar and try to replicate this phenomenon.

[Sybarite]

Damn it! I was going to say a cup or a mug cast the reflection. Ah well. Here's to me being wrong. Who wants a beer?