I am battling to come up with a suitabe image for number 16 that follows the number shape model. Does anyone have any ideas. I don’t want to use a “sweet 16 Cake” as it doesn’t strictly follow the whole idea of deriving pictures from the numbers themselves?
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a man smoking a pipe or blowing a whistle?
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I have not used the shape system before. Please forgive me if I have made a wrong suggestion.
It may be a bit of a stretch, but something like this was the first thing that I saw… The 1 is like the back legs and tail up, the 6 is crouched head and perky pointy ears up.
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That was a very good suggestion! Thank you
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I couldn’t see a strong visual in Erol’s Shaper System suggestions of a man smoking a pipe or pulling a trolley. But his image for 15 seemed more appropriate of a guy pushing a wheelchair for 16.
Doug
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I think the number shaper for 16 using a dog and a lamppost may work better if the dog is taking a “dump” (squatting) rather than tail leg raised as in peeing but either way its a strong image. With the ‘dumping’ you can invoke the sense of smell in the image to strengthen it even further.
Or perhaps a hanging sloth?
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Thanks Doug. A pretty good image for 16 involving a man is a right-handed golfer addressing his golf ball. Something like this:
It does stretch the imagination somewhat but could just work?
This picture of the golfer got me thinking further.
The trick all lies in what kind of trolley the man is pushing. I immediately (and erroneously) thought of a supermarket trolley and there is just no ways that looks like a #16. Then a remarkable thing happened. I was listening to the Beatles surreal song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and the lyrics - “Picture yourself on a train in a station - With plasticine porters with looking glass ties” " hits me out of the blue. Of course the #16 could be a train porter pushing a trolley in silhouette form. See below:
Problem sorted! My number 16 will henceforth be a train porter pushing a trolley and the cigar goes to Doug!
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Here’s another technique to finding shapes that fit the number you want using ChatGPT:
Me: Describe an image of an object that has the basic shape or outline of the combined digits for 16.
ChatGPT:
An image of a single object that has the basic shape or outline of the combined digits “16” might feature the following:
- A Key:
- The shaft of the key is long and straight, resembling the digit “1”.
- The handle of the key is circular with a small gap at the top, mimicking the digit “6”.
- The combination of the long, straight shaft and the circular handle creates a shape that resembles the digits “16” when viewed together.
Alternatively, the object could be:
- A Swan:
- The neck of the swan is long and curves slightly, similar to the digit “1”.
- The body of the swan forms a rounded shape, with the tail feathers curling around to create a circular outline that resembles the digit “6”.
- The swan’s neck and body together form a silhouette that combines the shapes of “1” and “6”.
In both examples, the objects are designed or positioned in a way that their natural shapes combine to create the recognizable outline of the digits “16”.
Doug
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Hi Doug do you have any further suggestions for a shaper image for both numbers #89 and #98. These are the last two peg words I am needing to find, to complete my 00 - 99 shaper system peg word list. Unfortunately I am not to au fait with the use of ChatGPT myself.
That works well! Thank you
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I couldn’t upload 98, but I drew a motorbike with an oval basket with a lid on the back. It looks like a motorbike used by couriers. The oval lid is the top part of the number 9. The rear wheel completes the lower part. The tyres are the number 8.
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@fred2, ChatGPT didn’t do well with 89 or 98.
Imagine an object that creatively combines the digits 8 and 9 into a single shape. The object could be a modern, sleek sculpture with a continuous metallic surface…
Imagine an object that artistically combines the digits 9 and 8 into a single, unified shape. This object could be a modern art piece made from a smooth, glossy material, like polished metal or glass…
@fatihkaya did much better!
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creative!
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For me 16 is the Aqua-men, and there is no logic in there. I mean I can create one, like 1= trident and 6=like fish.
So trident + fish = Aqua-man
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I use a hand held in a peace sign.
It started out with me seeing the back of the h
and, the index finger is the 1 and the middle finger and back of the hand are made by the 6.
It’s morphed into just a peace sign.
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