Everyday you use or come across these items and many are found in your house, at school or at work but you have never seen them like this before.
Put under the microscope the most average of items such as a ball point pen become totally mesmerising. The images you see below are produced by ZEISS Microscopy who use an Ion Beam Scanning Microscope.
The results are awesome, and you can check out even more incredible photos via Flickr.
1. Ball Point Pen
2. Coffee Grounds
3. Cut Hair
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5. Fruit Fly
6. Ground Black Pepper
7. Moustache
8. Nylon Stockings
9. Pepper
10. Printed Paper
11. Razor Blade
12. Salt
13. A staple through paper
14. The surface of an old penny
15. Textile
16. White Sugar
17. Wood
18. Woven Fabric
source: zeissmicro
