Subject: I'll take that as a compliment.
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Posted on: 2016-04-10 19:57:00 UTC

Reactions to deductions are always fun. Here's the thought process behind the ring.

-You weren't wearing any other jewellery in the picture - no bracelets, etc.
-There was no jewellery on your nightstand, such as a necklace, or something that you'd already have taken off late at night.
-Your nails are bare, which suggests that you're more for practicality than vanity. (Your handwriting sample also helped in that regard).
-I also was able to tell that you're sentimental, and put the pieces together from there. A practical, sentimental person who doesn't wear much jewellery would probably only wear such a ring if it was a gift from someone that you care about.

A combination of the above was what lead me to the five-word conclusion, so I'm going to take a moment to point out something about Sherlock.

Deductions don't actually work the way that they're portrayed. As said by our protagonist, "Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be true."

It takes me anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour to make all the deductions for any single picture. This is from repeatedly zooming in and out on the photograph, and taking careful notes. The distance that Sherlock makes his deductions from is nearly impossible - we, as the audience, can only see what he means when the camera is up close on the subject/victim.

He makes conclusions based on only one piece of evidence - something that, unless it's incredibly obvious, such as a left-handed man committing suicide with his right hand - which is, in the real world, wrong 9 times out of 10.

Theory: Sherlock Holmes has robot eyes.

Just wanted to throw that out there, and my apologies for getting so sidetracked. :p

-Vee

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