Example of a mirage known as Fata Morgana. It's believed that this optical illusion is what give birth to the myth of the Flying Dutchman

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image showing Example of a mirage known as Fata Morgana. It's believed that this optical illusion is what give birth to the myth of the Flying Dutchman

mambo_matt on April 6th, 2017 at 21:25 UTC »

Saw a doc on Netflix that showed this effect can happen at night and possibly why The Titanic was unable to see the iceberg until last minute. Interesting stuff

TooShiftyForYou on April 6th, 2017 at 21:35 UTC »

That makes sense and if I was a 17th century pirate I'd believe it.

oddsmaker1 on April 7th, 2017 at 02:09 UTC »

[Another type of mirage where you see an upside down Chicago skyline all the way from Michigan](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/earth/the-perfectly-scientific-explanation-for-why-chicago-appeared-upside-down-in-michigan/)