ResearchFlatMoon | The Titanic and the Black Swan @ResearchFlatMoon | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
In this episode we look at the tricks of refraction that spelled disaster for the Titanic and gave rise to the 'Black Swan' photos.
How can the horizon appear to be distant to an oil rig, yet part of the platform is hidden by the horizon? How did high refraction prevent the lookouts on the Titanic from seeing the iceberg until it was too late?
In this episode we look at the tricks of refraction that spelled disaster for the Titanic and gave rise to the 'Black Swan' photos.
How can the horizon appear to be distant to an oil rig, yet part of the platform is hidden by the horizon? How did high refraction prevent the lookouts on the Titanic from seeing the iceberg until it was too late?
