Object Record / FI-EPH-140
The Valid Horseshoe Theory of Consumables
digital / JPEG, 534×574 / chart / origin unverified / accessioned / catalogued curio
Primary evidence
The object before the record.
Narrative record
Evidence, relevance, and unresolved state.
Provenance
Custody record
Logged 2026-09-26 / quantity 1 digital image. 1 source asset reference registered.
Identification notes
What is known
Found image supplied for The Shadow Zone: a hand-assembled diagram titled "The valid horseshoe theory of consumables," built around an engraved horseshoe running from "good to consume" down to "bad to consume." One arm is "über health" (raw milk, tinned fish, "anything fermented"); the other is "depravity and indulgence" (cigarettes, "gas station beef jerky," diet soda). A "zone of moderation" holds natural yogurt and homemade hummus, and "purgatory" at the bottom is "anything pre packaged at Trader Joe's." The rankings are reproduced as found, not as dietary advice. Maker, origin, and date are not recorded. The exif scrub reported no location metadata to strip.
Restoration relevance
Why it remains connected
accessioned / catalogued curio. Disposition: archive. The object remains associated with The Shadow Zone.
Uncertainty notes
What remains unresolved
digital / JPEG, 534×574 / chart / origin unverified. accessioned / catalogued curio. Terms marked unknown, provisional, pending, or unverified remain part of the record until evidence resolves them.
Relationships
Keep the object connected.
Related objects
Parent system
The Shadow Zone
A holding zone for surreal found media and uncanny artifacts that surface around the archive — images with no clear origin, kept as evidence of the culture that accretes on forgotten machines.
Associated dossier / FI-PROJ-010 / open
Field logs / dossiers
Archive routes
Source Assets / 1 reference
Raw archive paths are retained for provenance and maintenance. They are not the primary object presentation.
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assets/ephemera/shadow-zone/fi-eph-140-horseshoe-theory-consumables.jpegOpen local asset