Reply Hazy Try Again
by Elizabeth McTaggart
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Reply Hazy Try Again
Artist
Elizabeth McTaggart
Medium
Digital Art - Fractal Art
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Reply Hazy, Try Again....
The Magic 8 Ball is a toy used for fortune-telling or seeking advice, manufactured by Mattel.
The Magic 8 Ball is a hollow plastic sphere resembling an over-sized, black and white 8-ball. Inside is a cylindrical reservoir containing a white, plastic, icosahedral die floating in alcohol with dissolved dark blue dye. Each of the 20 faces of the die has an affirmative, negative, or non-committal statement printed on it in raised letters. There is a transparent window on the bottom of the Magic 8 Ball through which these messages can be read.
To use the ball, it must be held at the window initially facing down. After "asking the ball" a yes-no question, the user then turns the ball so that the window faces him, setting in motion the liquid and die inside. When the die floats to the top and one of its faces is pressed against the window, the raised letters displace the blue liquid to reveal the message as white letters on a blue background.
The 20 answers inside a Magic 8 Ball are:
.. It is certain
.. It is decidedly so
.. Without a doubt
.. Yes � definitely
.. You may rely on it
.. As I see it, yes
.. Most likely
.. Outlook good
.. Yes
.. Signs point to yes
.. Reply hazy, try again
.. Ask again later
.. Better not tell you now
.. Cannot predict now
.. Concentrate and ask again
.. Don't count on it
.. My reply is no
.. My sources say no
.. Outlook not so good
.. Very doubtful
10 of the possible answers are affirmative , 5 are negative and 5 are non-committal .
[source: Wikipedia]
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March 2nd, 2013
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Comments (43)
Michele Avanti
Elizabeth this is a really super image. I must go look at your website.. Magic 8 Ball?... I am somewhere between laughter and intrigue..Art is great! lf
Ann Johndro-Collins
Fantastic, creative imagery, Elizabeth...I will check out the other images in this project. LF
Elizabeth McTaggart
Thank you so much for the feature in Gothic Romance Group! I appreciate the support!
Elizabeth McTaggart
Such a wonderful compliment, John! I really appreciate the time you took strolling through the 8 Ball gallery and then commenting on each of them! And VOTE for each one! Thanks!
John Malone
You have a wonderful creative intuition as how to use the media tools at your disposal in just the right way to make the statement you want to convey in a unique visual manner! VOTED
Elizabeth McTaggart
LOL!! I'm working on getting all 20 replies illustrated! I have several in different stages of completion ~~ you may rely on it!
Olaf Del Gaizo
OK, I admit it, Elizabeth. You've got me HOOKED on your magic 8 ball series. I dig them crazy fractals, crawling up on our Cassandra of the spheres. vf Are there more of these coming, or... should I Concentrate and ask again....