Field guide No. 1111
Folded pool, level water
The pool folds and the water stays level.
A tiled swimming pool is bent in the middle into a saddle shape, with its water still lying flat, above a sea. The architect is pleased with the geometry and little else.
Field noteThe tiled pool bends into a saddle while its water lies flat. The architect likes the geometry, little else.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Fossil fish bends the stoneFossils keep still for a living. This one has flexed, and the slab had to bend round it.
Moss-bound rockfall, frozen in timeLoose boulders can hang in a still image. The mountain has paused a fall, not a contradiction.
Frozen water crown on dry brickSplash with no water to have come from: a crown hangs on a dry wall beside an empty car park.
Still warmSnow browning at the rim means heat from below, enough to scorch and too little to melt anything.