Arsenic is also used with Gallium yielding gallium arsenide, used as a semiconductor, most notably in light-emitting diodes and microwave frequencies. It is found in trace amounts in computers and cell phones. I am sure it will be questioned by many when viewed. But I thought it was a neat take on "Arsenic and Old Lace."
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Place: 99 out of 102 Avg (all users): 4.4474 Avg (commenters): 5.3158 Avg (participants): 4.2381 Avg (non-participants): 4.5273 Views since voting: 804 Views during voting: 289 Votes: 152 Comments: 24 Favorites: 0
From the score, I guess I totally lost out on the two second rule ( the time it a takes to wow the voter). But I am extremely pleased with the comments the image generated. . . especially the ones that pondered the significance of all the elements in the image. After all, it was a murder mystery! I tried to provide all the evidence I could.
Thank you so much for your response to my entry, "Can you hear me know?". If you read the book, went to the play, or watched the movie, "Arsenic and Old Lace," the entry may make more sense to you. . . especially if you think of the Verizon guy as one of the victims! In the story two little old ladies off their suitors with a mixture of Elderberry wine, arsenic, strychnine ("just a pinch, My Dear") and cyanide. In reality, besides pesticides, insecticides, and fungicides, crystal, your cell phone and computers all have traces of arsenic in them. Instead of an Elderberry wine label facing forward, I turned it so that the Government warning was evident. However, it lost its sharpness and readability when I reduced the image for the web. I wondered how the old ladies would handle the Verizon guy in the commercial of which I really got very tired. Thus, the image. I realize it maybe was a stretch, but I thought it was perfect to the challenge. Again, thanks for your attention. I was very disappointed in the score but very, very pleased by all the comments it generated.
BTW: I guess arsenic is illegal to own in quantities. (Gee, I wonder why.) The image in the phone is the only known one of any quantity of it.
You might have to connect the dots for me here. Is the glass lead crystal? Is the lead blocking the cell phone signal? I'm confused. Nice job on the lighting.
oh my - arsenic and old lace? clever! the only think i do not get is the cell phone. was that the only way you could include the arsenic? very crafty and i am guessing not too many have put together this puzzle. creative!
OK another guessing game regarding how this fits into the challenge...We have a phone, a wine bottle, a lead crystal goblet. Hmmm. Arsnic is on the screen of the phone. I guess that is the element. Boy I had to work hard to "get" this one.
Outside of the point being difficult to understand, it is well lit, and the focus is good, colors are spot on.
LOL....there are some days when that's what I want to do...only I'd use the toilet. This was a nicer and more pleasing scene! *wink* Very nicely photographed too.
On my first pass through the images, I didn't catch the cleverness and humor. On a review, this is pretty good.... especially the old lace. I get it! Wish the cell phone display was more luminous, but it fits into the murder mystery subtlety you've chosen. (9)
Is that you, Mortimer? Are you the son of a sea-cook? Love it. The humor will be lost on some, though, I'm afraid. As far as illustrating the element...yeah, it's pretty good.
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