Field guide No. 1162
Pink gum splits the court
The squash is real.
Pink gum oozes up through cracks in a polished timber court, buckling the floorboards in a star from the centre. The match has been called off by the floor.
Field notePink gum oozes up through a timber court and buckles the boards into a star; the squash is real.
Also possible, also breaking material
Molted basalt, amber huskRock can break into a thin crust as it weathers. The basalt has shed a coat, very slowly.
Tire tread in quartzA truck tread pressed deep into clear quartz. Crystal does not take a print, but a boulder with one is coherent.
Tapering sedimentary layers in harsh lightShale this thin would snap under its own weight; sedimentary rock is not known for cantilevers.
Restless log of living beesBees will nest in a log. These are the log, rings included, and it won’t sit still.