Gerald
The world is a very strange place when seen through a microscope, with even the most common items looking like they have been plucked from an alien world. Here are 35 extreme closeups of everyday things; without the captions it’s doubtful whether you would even recognise most of them.
A banana.
The surface of a vinyl disc.
Velcro
Blood cells.
A piece of used dental floss.
The filament of a tungsten lightbulb.
Toothbrush bristles.
Toilet paper.
The foot of a common housefly.
A sutured wound.
The split-end of a human hair.
Spider skin.
Snowflakes.
Salt and pepper.
Table salt (further magnified).
Lice.
The edge of a postage stamp.
Pollen.
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A pineapple leaf.
The graphite from a pencil.
Orange juice.
A needle threaded with red cotton.
An instant coffee granual.
A human sweat pore.
A human eyelash.
A guitar string.
The foot of a gecko.
A fortune cookie.
A football jersey.
A flea.
Dust.
Chocolate.
Chalk.
Cake sprinkles.
A blood clot.
