Also, I like to keep a record of some of the deductions that I make, in my daily life. Here is an excerpt from my April 2013 Deduction Log (I make one for every month). Oh, and before you read these, I would like to say that, yes, I know some of these deductions are simple and/or obvious, but I feel that it is important to keep track of everything that I deduce, even simple things. So, now, here is the excerpt:

4/15/2013
I was eating at the Wife Saver’s in Columbia County, when I saw a man at another table. He was eating with there with his wife and son. His son was in a high chair, and looked like he was about three or four years old. The man had a shirt on that said the name of some company on it with a Fleur-De-Lis symbol on it. And, for those who don’t know, the Fleur-De-Lis was originally the French coat of arms, and is now used as a symbol that represents Louisiana and the Cajun culture. On the front of the man’s shirt, as well as on his forearms, were white paint marks. I deduced that the company on the man’s shirt did contracting/home renovating, the paint marks on his shirt and arms came from a job he did, earlier in the day (It was about 6:00 P.M. when this was happening.), and that he had most likely finished work for the day, and had taken his wife and son out to eat. I then tried to deduce his current living arrangement. I had two initial theories: The first was that the man lived in Columbia County, with his wife and son. The man works for the company on his shirt, which was based in Louisiana, and has a branch or office in the Columbia County area. The second was that he man works for the company, based in Louisiana, and travels around the country on different contracts. His wife and son travel with him, when he went on jobs. They don’t have to worry about their son’s schooling, yet, because he is too young to be in school, yet. There were two more details I noticed, after my initial two theories that led me to reach a conclusion. First, I noticed that the man was wearing a belt that had the Georgia Bulldog’s “G” symbol on it. This means that he has been in Georgia for a longer period of time, than I first thought. Second, as we left the restaurant, I passed a car in the parking lot that I’m nearly certain was his. It was a white Tahoe, a classic family car, and it had a Fleur-De-Lis decal on the back window, which cannot be a coincidence. The car also had a Georgia license late, meaning the man has lived in Georgia for some time. The decal on the car creates a definite link between the man and the company, based in Louisiana. So, here is my conclusion: I deduce that the man used to live in Louisiana, working for the company of his shirt. He may or may not have already been married, and a father, at that time. Some period of time ago (no less than a few years), his company opened up an office/branch in Columbia County, and he moved there to work at said office. If he was already married at the time, his wife and, possibly, his son, moved with him. That is why he has a Georgia license plate and belt; he has lived in Georgia for a long time, converting his license plate and favorite football team.


4/16/2013
I saw a car in the Augusta Mall parking lot that had a decal on its license plate. The decal was a picture of an apple with the words,” Educators Are Important!” or something like that. There was a parking permit on the dashboard, but I didn't see where it was for. However I didn’t need to see where the parking permit was for, because the owner of the car was obviously a teacher, college professor, or some other kind of educator. Hence the decal on the license plate. And, the parking permit was most likely for the special faculty parking space at the school or college that the person works at.

I was walking into the Augusta Mall (through the food court entrance); another man was entering the mall, at the same time. He didn’t look very happy. As he walked toward the door, he accidently kicked a bottle that was lying on the ground. He failed to notice that he did so, despite it being quite loud. Then, he opened the door in a manner that would suggest that was trying to rip the door off its hinges. He opened the second door, and moved in a strait, almost fixated path, toward the center of the food court, but then stopped, looked around for a few moments, and then left the mall with same urgency and precision with which he came. I deduced that he was looking for something, or, more likely, someone, with whom he had unresolved problems with. The person he was looking for wasn’t there. So, after seeing that his quarry had left, he did the same.


4/17/2013
While I was at school, I noticed that a friend of mine had faint scars on his left arm. There were three: a small circular mark on the right side of his wrist, a larger scrape mark on the outward facing side of his forearm, just below his elbow, and a large singular scratch mark on his upper arm. I deduced that he must have fallen, and absorbed the majority of the fall’s force with his arms, resulting in several scratches and scrapes that left marks after they healed. I asked him about the scars, and he confirmed that he fell during a game football.

This is not a specific deduction, but a generic sign of a specific trait. This trait is mostly specific to younger people (Teens to 20's). If the skin on a person knees or lower legs has many faded marks, where they were scraped/scratched, some that look older and some that look recent, as well as current scabs, it is likely that they are outside a lot, have a very physical job (or a job outdoors), and/or play a sport that requires little padding, like soccer, baseball, or tennis.

Corey Rich,

Thanks for the resources. You are very smart for your age.

Taking into account the quality of the pics suggests that they have been taken via a cell phone (or a low quality camera but it is not as likely). You told me that they were posted on Facebook, so I would assume that the person that took this was on a vacation or some trip of some sort and encountered these fruits for the first time and wanted to share them on Facebook.

And thanks for sharing your deduction dairies.

Joe Bell,

In response to your deductions:

You are correct in that these pictures were taken via cellphone. However, you missed the mark on the Facebook detail. Your deduction about the person being on vacation is almost definitely incorrect. You can tell because the floral design on the knife that was used to cut the starfruit, clashes hideously with the dark blue plate that the fruits were placed on. No hotel/motel, unless they were particularly low class, would supply cutlery that doesn't match. It is most likely that the picture was taken in the person's home. Of course, this isn't a solid theory, but it is worth considering.

Try again on the Facebook detail. But, this time be less specific. The answer is very simple/generic. It has to do with how the pictures were obtained.

Oh, and by the way, they aren't deduction dairies. They are Deduction Logs. It's much more masculine.

This is food moddeling.The fruits are exotic,so they are probably expensive.The pictures are made with a phone/low quality camera,so they are not for something professional(TV show or a Good blog.)
Something i tought off(Not sure if it is true):A woman did this.It takes too much time and presicion to do it,and a grown up man doesen't have the time(unless ofcourse he is doing this for a living,which we can deduce that he is not,due to the low quality photos).

I'm sorry, TheMarine, but none of your deductions were correct, except for the fact that they were taken by a camera. If you get stuck, read what other people have answered. It may help.

Oh, and as a reminder to everyone, if you want to test my deductive reasoning skills, post a picture of your own.

Corey Rich,

You are right about it not being taken at a motel. I overlooked the knife and plate's incongruence with my theory. In retrospect, my theory seems a bit far-fetched.

As for how the pictures were obtained, I would say that the pictures were taken at a friend's house.

Btw, are you always up very late or do you wake up very early?

Joe Bell,

What makes you think that the pictures were taken at a friend's house? I'm not saying that deduction is wrong. I would just like to know how you came to that conclusion. And, now, I'd also like you to focus on the person who took these pictures. We know that they bought the fruits and intended to eat them. That they took the pictures via cellphone, and then uploaded the pictures to Facebook. And, we know that they have bad taste is cutlery (that's not actually important).
So tell me, what kind of person took these pictures. And, what compelled them to take the pictures?

Oh, and, I often get up in the middle of the night to get water, or watch TV for a bit.

Try #2(I'm 13 and most of this is really dumb,sorry):Thanks to @Joe Bell who gave the names to these fruits, i did some research(hope that is allowed) and they do not grow in the same place.This means that 1(if not both) of these fruits are not native to the place that the person lives.The fact that he is uploading these kinds of pictures on facebook probably means that he is quite social(as an antisocial person would not do it,just psychics).Another thing that hits my mind is that he uses tissues,which means that the person is tidy.he is probably at the age of 18-30(max) because older people generally don't post things like that.
Did i do any better?

Corey Rich,

It was mostly a guess, I don't really have any facts to back it up.

I have no clue what kind of person took those pictures.

Joe,

Firstly, I'd like to point out that in your last post, you said," Corey Bell,".

Secondly, I think I'm going to finish this picture's conversation, and post a new picture. So, here is the breakdown of the fruit pictures:

So, we know that the pictures were taken via cellphone, and uploaded to Facebook. This would imply that whoever took these pictures thought that these exotic fruits were worth sharing with their friends. Now, we also know that this person was not on vacation when they took these pictures, because if they were, they would be staying at a hotel or motel, neither of which institutions would have cutlery that doesn't match. So, the person was definitely at their house. Now, if you look at the picture of the kiwano melon, you'll see a bar code/brand label on the right side of the plate. That means that the person bought these fruits from a store. Now that we all of this established, here is what I deduce about the person who took these pictures:

The person who took these pictures is adventurous. They like to try new things and new, strange, exotic fruits. They apparently thought that these fruits were so interesting, they took pictures of them, and uploaded them to Facebook. However, that makes me think that this person, however adventurous, doesn't get to do interesting things that often.

Well, Joe, I have found this conversation to be both entertaining and enthralling. I hope you will continue to play this game.

I am going to put the next picture in the next post. It will probably be in the few days. Oh, and, again, if anyone wants to challenge me and test my deductive abilities, feel free to post your own pictures.

Well, not sure if it's too late to say anything...But i have a few ideas on the two images :)

The owner of the plate, table, knife, and most likely house, is probably a college student, or someone without a high paying job. This is seen through cheep decoration on knife, cheapish plate. They are trying to keep the (new) table clean with that paper.
Large amount of the blade of the knife was used to cut it. Showing that the user was trying to get it done as fast as possible, easily bored, and the rough cut depicts a blunt knife and a rushed job.
Carpeted floor sugests a cool country, and the white wall/door suggests a western style house. Most likely U.S.

In the second photo there is the same protective use of kitchen paper. The rushed job in cutting suggests a young adult/ or older senior. Backed up by the rushed/blurred camera use, most likely a cell. Removing the option of a senior.

The maker of the photos was a slightly less wealthy college student who has moved into a new flat, and has limited knowledge of cooking. Stereotypically a guy :)

Please tell me how i did :) I'm probably wrong, but i enjoyed it!

[Edit]
Just a new pic to challenge you guys :)
tell me everything and anything you can tell about anything and everything :P



Good luck!

Tell me all you can find about anything :)

Based on the fact that the images were posted on facebook, I would think that though the original intent of the fruit was to be consumed, the pictures were taken to display the exotic fruits, as the means for some sort of gratification. After all, I've never heard of a Kiwano until now, but firstly, I would think that Kiwano, based on it's name, is grown somewhere in Africa, in a tropical rainforest, or, secondly, in the Caribbean areas. The third and final location theory is the area between India and Philippines.

To Joe:

No, I have not read those books, myself. I don't know, for certain, the validity of the books, so I can't personally recommend them. Also, I'd like to stop doing the,"Dear Insert Name," thing. I feel like it is making the conversations too formal.

To Grimm:

You are correct. The kiwano melon (Cucumis metuliferus) is native to Africa.


Now, here is the next picture:




What is going on in this picture? Who are these people, why are they here, and what are they doing?

In what country (Or, at least, continent, if you can't get it.) was this picture taken in?