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- Chairboy, on 02/08/2008, -27/+191"What you see is the image of the mountain and not the actual mountain itself."
Technically... is that ever NOT the case? Nobody has ever actually seen something, they've always only seen an image of it. Photos reflect off an object and carry the information to our eyes, they don't take the actual object itself.
Well, unless it's, say, a pointy stick that's just poked your optic nerve, in which case you have bigger problems perhaps. - SkippyDoorknob, on 02/08/2008, -3/+131Warning: Objects on horizon may be further than they appear
- MakiMaki, on 02/08/2008, -0/+75For more context...see this link: http://epod.usra.edu/archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=4 ...
- TheNico, on 02/08/2008, -2/+57are we just supposed to take your word for it?
- noahhoward, on 02/08/2008, -3/+51The mountain is a lie?
- boshuda, on 02/08/2008, -0/+42But the Disney castle in the foreground? Yeah thats real.
- joefurious, on 02/08/2008, -1/+34There is no spoon.
- diggik, on 02/08/2008, -0/+32Agreed. What *is* the mirage is the mountains apparent position.
- kcdstudios, on 02/08/2008, -1/+19mountain lion
- kalvinb, on 02/08/2008, -0/+13why didn't they take two pictures so we could see what a typical view looks like from that point?
- Whence, on 02/08/2008, -1/+11THIS COMMENT IS A MIRAGE
- cuntmate99, on 02/08/2008, -4/+14maybe it's the one bin laden is hiding in
- Richie311, on 02/08/2008, -0/+9Actually the red hues u see is because the scattering of light, not pollution. The light from the sun hits our Earth's atmosphere at such a obtuse angle the only the longer wavelength colors show up. Which would be our orange, red, and yellows. The only way pollution would affect a sunset would be if smog prevented you from seeing the sunset at all. Go to Los Angeles and look at the sunset from the east side of the city and you see pollution.
- SkippyDoorknob, on 02/08/2008, -0/+9fur·ther
–adjective
4. more distant or remote; farther: The map shows it to be further than I thought.
5. more extended: Does this mean a further delay?
6. additional; more: Further meetings seem pointless. - DrvThruPnk, on 02/08/2008, -0/+8that's no mountain, it's a space station!
- jjmckay, on 02/08/2008, -2/+10Luke, I am your farther?
- jerbaker, on 02/08/2008, -0/+7"What you see is the image of the mountain and not the actual mountain itself."
Um, what we see is always light after it has passed through the atmosphere. This statement is a tautology. Kind of like saying that when you hear someone talk, you're really hearing the air vibrating and not their actual vocal cords. - joeyjoejoe99, on 02/08/2008, -1/+8Mount a Lion?
- joeyjoejoe99, on 02/08/2008, -2/+9In layman's terms, 'Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out'.
- silentdragoon, on 02/08/2008, -1/+8Calcium has the same effect. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXftaLnjp9Q&feature ... (2:39 in, experiment 3).
- raynar, on 02/08/2008, -0/+6There is no spoon.
- Spiderbrigade, on 02/08/2008, -0/+6Yes. The analogy would be telling someone that they "aren't really seeing the moon" through a telescope - they are seeing an image of the moon caused by the way light bends through the glass lenses.
- fadetoone, on 02/08/2008, -3/+9The definition of "see" is "to perceive with the eyes." I perceive something like a mountain. I do not perceive the photons that carry that image back to me. Nice try though.
- enicholas, on 02/08/2008, -0/+6Likewise with a mirror or a periscope. You aren't "really" seeing yourself, you're seeing your /reflection/! Witchcraft!
Obviously you are in fact really seeing the mountain. The light just didn't follow a straight path, so you aren't seeing the mountain in the position it would normally appear. - Paranoidmarvin, on 02/08/2008, -0/+6Note the comet at the bottom left of the picture too - this is a great image!
- exoendo, on 02/08/2008, -1/+7c-c-c-c-c-commboo breaker!
- sickrubik, on 02/08/2008, -0/+5Mao Not A Lion?
The hell are we doing? - moletimer, on 02/08/2008, -0/+5But I trusted you mountain. How could you betray me like this : (
- theprez, on 02/08/2008, -0/+5Your furger?
- achill3z, on 02/08/2008, -1/+6your submission is a mirage...
- KingGorilla, on 02/08/2008, -0/+5My spoon is too big
- cwolves, on 02/08/2008, -0/+4The explanation is slightly wrong, but it's impressive nonetheless.
Basically the site says that you're seeing an image of the mountain reflected off a layer of air/atmosphere so that it's visible when it normally wouldn't be. Normally the mountain would be below the horizon but it's "lifted" due to this reflection.
Saying that you're not -actually- seeing the mountain is akin to saying you're not -actually- seeing a fish in a lake because the light is bent. You're seeing the mountain, it's just that you normally couldn't. - RedLineSkis, on 02/08/2008, -0/+4DAMN IT!!!!! I knew I should have taken the blue pill...
- inactive, on 02/08/2008, -0/+4Hell, for all we know, we don't know if something exists if it's not being observed.
I'm serious too. I think it has something to do with quantum physics (like everything does...) - ChazHollywood, on 02/08/2008, -0/+4Your comment is indicative of dust particles, pollution in your brain. Probably put there by Al Gore.
- rspeed, on 02/08/2008, -0/+4Yeah, because THAT is a new philosophical discussion.
- MindTrigger, on 02/08/2008, -0/+4I assume they know, geographically, that the mountain is normally too far away to see. You cannot see objects 150miles away unless you are over 10,000ft above the surface, because of the curvature of the earth. If you were floating at 1000 feet above a flat surface of the earth, you would see around 40 miles to the horizon. At 5 feet from the surface, your horizon is about 2.5 miles.
- spineaches, on 02/08/2008, -0/+4thats because everyone on digg has nothing to do on fridays
- Sibre, on 02/08/2008, -0/+4He's not being philosophical at all. He's being technical. Your comment, however, was approaching the more philosophical.
- rtbenson, on 02/08/2008, -1/+5Well, the mountain actually _does_ exist, but it's not viewable under normal atmospheric conditions. If you read the description you'll find out why / how it's a mirage.
- pauliusuza, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3Lion Mount
- digjam, on 02/08/2008, -1/+4Thanks for redefining "vision"
- melonade, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3But wouldn't they fall?
- Raugturi, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3I remember this too, from when I was 6. Something about trees and woods and sound.
Welcome to Digg Philosophy 101: Jr. Edition. - inactive, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3Mountain, FAIL.
- SceptreData, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3I think it was more that your baseball comment seemed to have almost nothing to do with your prior statement..
- dafragsta, on 02/08/2008, -1/+4I'm making a note here: HUGE MIRAGE!
- svodka, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3no, no it did not.
- MindTrigger, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3I should also add that what I said above is based on the ocean surface, because it's "flat" compared to most land. Still, it's a good general rule to follow.
- melonade, on 02/09/2008, -0/+3That didn't work well for you
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