Field guide No. 1409
Zebra with a loose stripe
Coming apart at the stripes
A zebra stands on a dry savanna with one black stripe on its flank peeled loose and hanging like a strap. A small wardrobe malfunction on the plains.
Field noteZebra stripe peels free from the flank and hangs like a loose strap, the hide under it plain white.
Also possible, also breaking material
The rug unravels into spaghettiFringes on a woollen rug turn into limp strands of cooked spaghetti spilling across the floorboards.
Bowling alley’s solid wooden waveMaple bent into a curl is a joiner’s nightmare, not a contradiction. Steam does strange things to wood.
Woven pulse through glassSound passes through windows unseen. This sound comes out the far side as woven cloth.
Molars in a purple geodeA geode with double-row human molars in place of crystal pockets; the dentist found the cavities.