Jungle

Field guide No. 492

In a tiled locker-room corridor, a padlock made of clear running water holds a heavy rusted chain on a red door, splashing onto the wet floor. It is secure until somebody tries it.

Water padlock on a rusted chain

Locked, technically.

In a tiled locker-room corridor, a padlock made of clear running water holds a heavy rusted chain on a red door, splashing onto the wet floor. It is secure until somebody tries it.

Field noteLocks work by being hard. This one is water and holds a chain anyway, dripping.

Specimen
No. 492
Kind
Possible (the golden mountain kind)
Breaks
Material
Where it doesn’t exist
A tiled locker-room corridor.
Nearest existing relative
A padlock.
Filed in Fresh slop as
Objects

Also possible, also breaking material