Guess the object discussion thread

[outragous76]

It isn't crafted!

so can we assume that it therefore must be naturally formed?

I was thinking you can omit all rocks etc as it couldn't be <1000 years old

Still could be a rock formed from a recent volcanic eruption or something?

dubious on the <1000 years old and not from underground IMO

[kinboshi]

Potentially it could be something like soil from the Amazon, but that's not worth £1,000.

So maybe a piece of turf from a sporting venue (non-UK)?  Could argue that it's been crafted though...

Also living

Not if it's now dead.

[kinboshi]

It's organic, but not living, and not from animal origin.

[outragous76]

so are we down to minerals?

[kinboshi]

so are we down to minerals?

Nope, it's not minerals.  They're not organic.

[kinboshi]

For me that leaves something in pretty much its natural state (although it's not living), and not of animal origin (so not a tooth, bone, hair, ivory, etc.):

An old flower
An dried piece of fruit/vegetable
Spices
Seeds

Anything like fossils, amber, etc., can be ruled out as they're >1000 years old.

[theprawnidentity]

What about something that has been preserved, like food rations from somewhere?

[The Camel]

Hmm coral or a pearl?

Animal origin.

I'm no biologist, but pearls come from oysters which are animals and I thought coral was an animal.

[Graham C]

Could it be something like an old hailstone?  Some sort of super weather phenomenon?

[Acidmouse]

Let me. Get home to answer this and other thread my phone crap for typing and i am watching cricket *)

[kinboshi]

Hmm coral or a pearl?

Animal origin.

I'm no biologist, but pearls come from oysters which are animals and I thought coral was an animal.

Yes, he said it's not from animal origin.

In the old game of 20 Questions, you would ask "Is it animal, vegetable or mineral?"  We know it's organic (so not mineral), we know it's not animal, which leaves 'vegetable'.

[kinboshi]

Could it be something like an old hailstone?  Some sort of super weather phenomenon?

Not organic.

[The Camel]

Hmm coral or a pearl?

Animal origin.

I'm no biologist, but pearls come from oysters which are animals and I thought coral was an animal.

Yes, he said it's not from animal origin.

it's been a long day

[SirPerceval]

The animal origin ambiguity is a huge clue.

Still no bloody idea though!

[Redsgirl]

Excsqueeze me, but whats going on now?
 Just catching up with these threads this morning and I'm confused. Is this a different object from Mozart's hair or is the other thread the continuation of this one?