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  • 2017-03-01 (xsd:date)
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  • Is This a Red Blood Cell on the Tip of a Needle? (en)
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  • An impressive image, purportedly showing a single red blood cell balanced on the tip of a needle, has been making the rounds on the Internet since at least 2011: The image was created by Steve Gschmeissner, in part using a scanning electron microscope. Gschmeissner explained in a 2012 Reddit thread that the image was colorized (SEMs can only create black and white images) and that it was composed of multiple images from different magnifications: The image was included on Gschmeissner's web site, TheWorldCloseUp.com, in a gallery of images for music posters and album artwork. While we could not find this particular image on an album cover, many of Gschmeissner's other works have been used on album covers by musician Peter Gabriel. Marc Bessant, who designed the cover for the New Bloodalbum, added a little more context to Gschmeissner's work: (en)
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