Field guide No. 1088
Broken terracotta vessel suspended in red dust
Repair in progress, or the opposite.
A terracotta pot on a workbench is cracked and half dissolved into a cloud of red dust frozen in mid-air, with brushes beside it. The restorer is on a break.
Field noteA cracked clay pot dissolves into red dust held in mid-air. The restorer went on a break.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Shaking dog, frozen zigzag dropletsSpray from the dog’s coat hardens mid-flight into crooked glass bolts that refuse to drop.
Sunlight sandwiches on a picnic tableLight doesn’t take wedge form or fit in a bag. The apple, to its credit, is real.
Golden goldfish in a crimson basinSome deep-sea fish make light. A pet goldfish lighting a whole dark room from its bowl has not been seen to.
Rusty rails tied in a knotRailway tracks knot together in an industrial yard. The timetable has no way through.