Field guide No. 1119

A rusted cog lying on wet concrete has soft white fur growing along every tooth. It will no longer bite, and has gone back to purring.

Fur along rusted teeth

Warm to the touch, hopefully.

A rusted cog lying on wet concrete has soft white fur growing along every tooth. It will no longer bite, and has gone back to purring.

Field noteSoft white fur grows on every tooth of a rusted cog; metal does this nowhere, but no noun disagrees.

Specimen
No. 1119
Kind
Possible (the golden mountain kind)
Breaks
Material
Where it doesn’t exist
A wet concrete workshop floor.
Nearest existing relative
a rusted gear in the rain.
Filed in Fresh slop as
Objects

Also possible, also breaking material