This reminds me of my first time using a microscope. I was on a course on mushroom identification and we were looking at spores and other microscopic features.

I was so surprised when I saw shapes in the viewfinder that didn't look organic. There were squares and pyramids, it looked like Aztec ruins. And they were growing before my eyes! I then realised it was the reagents crystallising in the heat of the lamp.

The world of microscopes is like magic, it's a shame that more people aren't exposed to it.

Even just a quality 10x hand lens opens up a whole world of detail that we don't usually see.