id•this Identifies Things In Photographs With The Power Of Humans
Ever wanted to figure out what you’re looking at but not sure where to start? If you’ve got a camera handy, snap a pic and upload it to web site id•this for a little help from the hive.
id•this is a simple but brilliant little web application that lets users upload photos of anything they’re looking to identify. If you feel like offering your expertise to the site, you can try your hand at identifying any pics other users have uploaded. Users can also vote up and down other suggestions so that, in theory, the most accurate identification will rise to the top. (It’s sort of like Yahoo Answers with a very specific niche.) Some users appear to be uploading pictures as quizzes instead of actual questions (e.g., “Can you identify this? Hint: It was taken on a Greek island.”), but we think its greatest potential lies in actually getting answers—provided it gets a decent user base.
id•this is also available as a free iPhone application for even easier picture snapping, uploading, and identifying on-the-go. Pretty cool.
id•this [via TechCrunch]
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@aerospaceman:
Good attempt! However, here's a picture of the AEW version of the Skyraider:
@GitEmSteveDave_GlassMeatClocks: Do you also have the minimum required 15 pieces of flare on that apron?
@Borgendorf: Agreed. Suggested slogan for id*this... "Five people can't ALL be wrong."
@aerospaceman: Twitter is that way -->
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@aerospaceman: here we are: Grumman AF-2 Guardian 100% sure. Should have recalled it. Am getting really old :(
someone take the credit.
[www.korean-war.com]
@aerospaceman: can't be right!
@aerospaceman: this pic labels it as a skyraider, only thing missing is the top fairing:
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@Borgendorf: A P-51?! Honestly, how did they even begin to say it was a P-51...?
McGoogles
@aerospaceman:
Mauler was made by Martin not Grumman but...the wing is to high in this picture. Grr looks soo familiar...
@aerospaceman:
Google image search reveals differences.
[www.spyflight.co.uk]
maybe a Grumman Mauler? let's see...
I would say a heavily modified Douglas Skyraider, the four seat version.
@Borgendorf: Yeah, if they didn't close the voting afterwards, I think this would be a better idea. Another excellent example:
[idthis.org]
It's a macro photo of a really frightening wasp of some sort, labled "Martha Stewart". Hillarious? Yes. Correct? Not even metaphorically.
Ty Brown
@Borgendorf: Yeah, I have to agree. It looks like people enjoy guessing more than they do identifying.
jc364
It certainly has promise, but I started to look up an old Marine airplane ([idthis.org]) and when I came back a few minutes later, someone had marked it (incorrectly) as a P-51, and it then received five votes and is now removed from voting.
I'm willing to bet there are also Flickr groups for identifying stuff.
I like sites like this. I still have this thing in my apron from my old job I have not identified.
@lanes:
Nevermind, I understand now. Once they're marked as "Identified," they drop into a separate archived section.
lanes
Is it just me or are there only about ten photos on the entire site?
lanes
@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®:
You know, the Nazis had pieces of flare they made the Jews wear.
unknownsoldierx
@MyPetFly:
it is not the skyraider, if you look at the last post I made, with a picture of the Guardian, you will see the similarity right away.
@aerospaceman:
Right, I knew that, but my wording wasn't clear. I was showing what an AEW Skyraider looks like in comparison to the Guardian. No harm, no foul. ; )