Tuesday, January 24, 2012

20 differences for 20 of the same thing

Object Documentation Log:
Object: 25 red rocks
Material: Stone, dye?
Inventory Date: 1/18/2012
Location found: Driveway, Westwood CA

Differences:
1)Uneven surfaces(no 2 are alike)
2)Differences in width(from 1/3in wide to 1/8in wide)
3)differences in flatness(some have edges on top that make them pointy, others do not)
4)differences in tone(1 especially dark one)
5)Different numbers of edges
6)Some are more rectangular while others are more triangular
7) Some are more spherical than prismatic
8) Some can stand on more than one side, others on only one.
9)Weight is distributed more evenly in some than in others(mass)
10) some have black dirt flecks on them, others do not.
11) some have white chips in them, others do not.
12)some are more translucent than others.
13)some fit together, some dont.
14)every edge is different
15)each one has a slightly different weight/mass
16)each one fits differently in my hand
17)some have concave surfaces others do not.
18) The evenness of color distribution is different in every rock
19) They all bounce differently.
They all make different sounds when dropped in water.

Potential Categories: size ,geometric resemblance, shade, flatness, shape, type of bounce, sound made in water, dirtiness. evenness of color.
Fieldworker's Initials: DM

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