UM-Bot Posted April 29, 2020 #1 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Beachgoers at Mt Maunganui couldn't believe their eyes earlier this month when they saw this strange spectacle. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336707/flying-ship-filmed-from-new-zealand-beach 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchopwn Posted April 29, 2020 #2 Share Posted April 29, 2020 What a beautiful example of Fata Morgana. Are we aware of where it was reflecting from? Which ship it is? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted April 29, 2020 #3 Share Posted April 29, 2020 You see this sort of stuff in Formula 1 where the tarmac looks wet and shiney 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted April 29, 2020 #4 Share Posted April 29, 2020 The gravity is all wrong in the southern hemisphere. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleng Posted April 29, 2020 #5 Share Posted April 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, Alchopwn said: What a beautiful example of Fata Morgana. Are we aware of where it was reflecting from? Which ship it is? The ship could have possibly been in the exact location pictured, while the light is being refracted to show the sky as being "below" it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted April 29, 2020 #6 Share Posted April 29, 2020 18 minutes ago, Alchopwn said: What a beautiful example of Fata Morgana. Are we aware of where it was reflecting from? Which ship it is? The flying Dutchman 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted April 29, 2020 #7 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Puzzling? its called looming or superior mirage: Quote It's almost certainly due to an astmospheric optical effect called "looming", https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/tomphillips/why-was-there-a-ship-floating-in-the-middle-of-the-air-at-a . Quote https://www.britannica.com/science/wave-physics . Quote Depending on atmospheric conditions, the objects can appear to be elevated or lowered, stretched or stooped. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looming_and_similar_refraction_phenomena 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander CMG Posted April 29, 2020 #8 Share Posted April 29, 2020 2 hours ago, acute said: The gravity is all wrong in the southern hemisphere. Definitely, the Ghost ship the Flying Dutchman... I am not buying into that Fatty Morgan rubbish. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted April 29, 2020 #9 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Super cool. Would love to see something like that in person. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micky 32 Posted April 29, 2020 #10 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I saw this once looking out on a beach in Wales. It looked like the ship was floating in the air above the water, looked cool. It's some sort of mirage. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuloth Posted May 6, 2020 #11 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Must be first time beach goers. Here is a flying boat: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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