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Walker 'stunned' to see ship hovering high above sea off Cornwall




There are only so many polite words that come to mind when one spots a ship apparently hovering above the ocean during a stroll along the English coastline.

David Morris, who captured the extraordinary sight on camera, declared himself “stunned” when he noticed a giant tanker floating above the water as he looked out to sea from a hamlet near Falmouth in Cornwall.

The effect is an example of an optical illusion known as a superior mirage. Such illusions are reasonably common in the Arctic but can also happen in UK winters when the atmospheric conditions are right, though they are very rare.

The illusion is caused by a meteorological phenomenon called a temperature inversion. Normally, the air temperature drops with increasing altitude, making mountaintops colder than the foothills. But in a temperature inversion, warm air sits on top of a band of colder air, playing havoc with our visual perception. The inversion in Cornwall was caused by chilly air lying over the relatively cold sea with warmer air above
Because cold air is denser than warm air, it has a higher refractive index. In the case of the “hovering ship”, this means light rays coming from the ship are bent downwards as it passes through the colder air, to observers on the shoreline. This makes the ship appear in a higher position than it really is – in this instance, above the sea surface.

“Superior mirages occur because of the weather condition known as a temperature inversion, where cold air lies close to the sea with warmer air above it,” said David Braine, a BBC meteorologist. “Since cold air is denser than warm air, it bends light towards the eyes of someone standing on the ground or on the coast, changing how a distant object appears.”

He added: “Superior mirages can produce a few different types of images – here a distant ship appears to float high above its actual position, but sometimes an object below the horizon can become visible.”

Photographers around the world have captured striking images of ships, yachts and other vessels apparently hovering in mid-air thanks to superior mirages. One potential clue that the sight is a mirage is the lack of any detail below the vessel’s waterline – for example a mirage of a “hovering” yacht lacked the lower hull and keel.

The latter effect is well known to sailors who can sometimes rely on refraction to spot ships that are geometrically beyond the horizon. Sailors say such ships are “looming” over the horizon and sometimes report distortions that stretch or compress the images, making them “towering” or “stooping” mirages, respectively.

More familiar optical illusions are the “inferior mirages” that give rise to apparent oases in the desert and puddles on hot summer roads. These mirages happen when cooler air sits on a layer of hot air, directly above a road, for example. When sunlight coming down from the sky approaches the air near the hot surface, it is bent back upwards to the observer’s eye, making the sky appear to be reflected on the road.
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Catalytic converter thief.

Video:

 

Too bad you couldn’t get a good picture of his face or his license plate...

He on his way to jail yet?

 

idk but it was shared 4000 times about 30 min ago, now shows shared 5000 times.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMDZ8vJAUzb/?igshid=1rprwen3g1w0i

 

Anvils float!

https://youtu.be/f5U63IGmy6Q

 

Mercury is cool stuff.

 

Lawyers , am I right.

 

Here, you want to shoot somebody. Forget that guy and take out this one:

Long story short...35 y/o guy punching and slapping a 90 y/o woman in a nursing home.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.y...nton-man-faces-charges-alleged-010400156.html

 

I don’t want any of them shot, let alone killed. What’s the matter with y’all?
















They need to live long, painful lives of “reflection upon their sins.” Preferably at the hands of individuals far worse than them.

 

Living his best life.

 

DOT legal for sure

 

Ish...

 

So ordering Clorox wipes is like ordering Tacoma armor?

 

Audi TDI for sale, one owner: http://www.artandrevs.com/car.php?i...xq-fg4IITaYF8lKNhw9XaGpC_UBTee72DuH1eXgoUvKJ4

 

How’s it handle in school zones?

I’d love to try my commute in that. I’ve got a stretch of highway for 3 miles. I bet I could cross it in less than a minute.

 

No axle lifter I think, so it may or may not good depending on the presence of speed bumps in said school zones.

3 miles in a minute is only 180 mph. A Charger Hellcat can do that...

 

I can see this being a trail fix (perhaps with battery-powered stick welding). Lockwire the shackle pin so it wouldn't spin itself loose with steering movement.

Can't work long-term because the shackle pin has no lubrication in the knuckle, so it'll either bind up or develop a lot of slop and lead to death wobble.