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So what do you think this is? šŸ”¬šŸ‘€

Is it a Dr. Seuss character? A strange balloon? A tiny tennis racket?

Zoom in, take your best shot, and drop your guess below. Wrong answers are strongly encouraged. šŸ˜‚

We'll put you out of your misery tomorrow. šŸ˜

6 days ago | [YT] | 10

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Purple dandelion? Barney's used Q-tips? šŸ”¬ Guess what this is in the comments, wrong answers strongly encouraged šŸ˜‚ Answer tomorrow! #MicroscopeMystery"

1 week ago | [YT] | 2

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šŸ”¬ 🧐 A firework mid explosion? A dandelion caught in the wind? Frost cracking across a window?

Zoom in and drop your best guess below, wrong answers to make us smile very welcome.


#microscope #MicroscopeMonday

1 month ago | [YT] | 13

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Dust from behind your couch? A forgotten Whopper chocolate ball? Or a fresh bogey? šŸ”¬šŸ§|

Answers in the comments, wrong guesses very welcome - bring a smile to the start of the week

1 month ago | [YT] | 18

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It's šŸ”¬ time again....Instant noodles? Big Bird's feathers or Velcro šŸ”¬. Wrong answers highly encouraged.

We're playing for kudos and good feels again, so what do you think this is?

1 month ago | [YT] | 9

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Inside a Krabby Patty? Jungle gym padding?

Happy šŸ”¬ Monday Microscope Mystery! We're playing for kudos and good feels again, so what do you think this is?

Wrong answers highly encouraged

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 18

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šŸ”¬ Monday Microscope Mystery is back — guesses belowIt branches.

It grows. And those tiny spheres are an important clue. But what exactly are you looking at?

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 3

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Happy Monday! Time for our weekly guessing game: what do you think this is? šŸ”¬

Tiny alien landscape? World's fanciest lasagna? Secret headquarters for dust bunnies?

Best guess in the comments šŸ‘‡

Answer drop tomorrow 4 August 2026.

2 months ago | [YT] | 8

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Monday's here, and so is your weekly existential crisis: what are you looking at? šŸ”¬ Zoom in. Add your best guess below, we issue bragging rights tomorrow.

2 months ago | [YT] | 3

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From penis-fencing worms to ballroom birds, nature makes human courtship seem positively prudish. Check out our new article on the love rituals of the animal kingdom for a taste of truly weird wooing.

www.sciencealert.com/valentines-day-the-weirdest-l…

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