Recently a picture taken by a British citizen went viral and was investigated by netizens. The reason is, if the ship is usually on the surface of the water, the ship in the photo appears to be in the air while turning in the sea off the coast of Cornwall, Falmouth. This photo was first shared by a British property developer, David Morris, who accidentally captured the moment.
A week later, Steven Lomas took the same photo on his way to work. He admitted that he was shocked by the same incident. Then the public wonders, why does the portrait of the ship appear “flying”, and what is the reason? The following is a review that you can find.
The phenomenon of ships “flying” in British waters is also known as an optical illusion in the form of a mirage that is elevated due to differences in air temperature.
Mirage Events | Credit: David Morris / via BPM Media www.mirror.co.uk
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Quoting from the message BBCAccording to senior meteorologist Jen Bartham, the difference in temperature between the ocean (which is cold) and the air above it (which is hot) causes light refraction. The effect is to reflect light, thus making objects appear to float.
The ship appears taller than it should be, because the human brain and cameras are unable to process the effects the different temperatures have on the way images are shot. Claire Chisowski, an optics researcher at the University of Glasgow, said that when light travels in straight lines, it is possible to see in straight lines.
In fact, this phenomenon often occurs in areas of low temperature, such as glaciers, where there is usually a reflection of objects rolling on top of the glacier. This incident occurs because of the difference in the cold air layer (bottom) and the hot air layer (top), so that the image of the object is reflected back down.
The occurrence of miracles is not special because they can be seen by many different people with illusions
Portrait like an airplane | Credit: Facebook: Cole * via my McCullum www.facebook.com
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Flying boats were a sight that sailors were used to seeing, so their appearance was nothing new. Flying Dutchman Originating from this event. Before the virus went viral, Colin McCullum shared on February 27, 2021, that while traveling in Bonf, Aberdeenshire, he saw a red “floating ship” on the horizon. The person was even shocked and shared the recording on his Facebook page.
Other comments are quoted Mirror.co.uk, If it’s an eye illusion. The similarity in the color of the sea and the sky The color boundaries of the sea and the sky cannot be understood by our eyes. Also, the cloud-covered area near the shore darkens the water color due to the cloud’s shadow that looks like the boundary of the sea water. Whereas on the part of the ship farthest from the edge of the line, the color of the sea is like the sky because it is not covered by clouds. It catches our attention when a ship flies over it.
Well, that’s the interpretation of this Mirage show. Are you in or not Flying Dutchman, Corrections, especially strange events, Sohib!
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