Show and Tell: Objects in Photo Are Larger Than They Appear
September 7, 2008
This week: a prize for guessing the prize for guessing. Or, Show and Tell: Bridge, part 3.
At last week’s Show and Tell, I presented a vase that wonder woman Lori from Weebles Wobblog, All Thumbs Reviews, and Drama 2B Mama won as a prize for correctly guessing that the Show and Tell from the preceding week took place in Budapest. It turns out that Lori also has a fertility-related Budapest story, and she presented her own Show and Tell with a photo of the Chain Bridge from a very different perspective.
Here, again, is the vase that Lori won due to her knowledge and experience.
I asked people to guess the height of the vase. Guesses ranged from 8 inches to 12 inches. Thanks to everyone who guessed – but none of you were even close. Here is the true scale of the vase:

The actual height of the vase is 3.25 inches. So, this means that Wishing 4 One was the closest at 8 inches. Congrats! Her prize is in the works and will be presented at next week’s Show and Tell.
Today’s lesson: Appearances can be deceiving.







September 7, 2008 at 2:49 am
Oooooh, that was so cool. I didn’t guess the height because I couldn’t even begin to imagine the size. Though I was picturing so much bigger. Like 16 inches or more.
September 7, 2008 at 2:57 am
That is so cool! I really thought it was larger.
September 7, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Ahhhh! Love it! Great miniature work!
September 7, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Oh wow, I honestly thought it was much larger to!
Cool
September 7, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I’m with everyone else! Great photo trickery.
September 7, 2008 at 11:20 pm
That’s so awesome! How cute!
September 8, 2008 at 12:04 am
It looked really tall!! You are right about appearances. I enjoyed your show and tell.
September 9, 2008 at 2:50 am
I just received it and it’s so CUTE! It will have a prominent place in my kitchen.
Love the Pez dispenser, too.
Safe travels, my friend.