Field guide No. 407
The stag beneath a lightning tree
The antlers are electric.
On a flooded moor at night, a stag stands still while lightning branches out of the storm clouds in the exact shape of its antlers. It is not grounded.
Field noteLightning picks the quickest path down. Following a stag’s antlers is a stylistic choice.
Also possible, also breaking physics
The radish airshipBalloons are round and ride under baskets. Radishes are round and heavy, and should not.
A question of balanceSmall hippos exist and teacups exist. The cups surviving is the only unlikely part.
Sunlight sandwiches on a picnic tableLight doesn’t take wedge form or fit in a bag. The apple, to its credit, is real.
The magnetic hedgehogSpines aren’t iron. Pulling washers into field lines takes a magnet the hedgehog isn’t.
