LAX landing
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Question: why is there is a reflection of the city lights?
- reinitialize0
the lights are reflected of of the pilot's forehead sweat
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Since its lit from above, how is it possible to have the top of the nose to reflect light?
Maybe someone can explain
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- The reflected lights are 'forward' of the nose, not below it.ghandolf
- lit from below.....
- fooler0
Question: why isn't there any smog?
- reinitialize0
the nose shouldn't be perceived as being above the lights. When landing, the nose attitude points downwards during descent and the curvature of the earth brings the horizon up past your eye's reference point. it's reflecting the lights way off in the distance, not the lights underneath it. ....i think.
- ghandolf0
Imagine one of those round 'bubble' mirrors like you see in hospitals, or on some street corners that allow you to look around the corner. If you held one of those out in front of you, it would reflect the lights 'forward' of the mirror - relative to where your eye is, above and behind the mirror.
Also, I'll see your nighttime LAX and raise you a daytime JFK landing.
- The lights reflecting in the nose, are forward of the plane, not below the plane.ghandolf
- your note summed it up.Hombre_Lobo
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THIS IS A GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY.
- fresnobob0
there is a reflection because the top of the nose you are seeing is not parallel to the ground, its at an angle therefore its picking up reflections
- CanHasQBN0
fuck me. americans are morons.
- Hombre_Lobo0
what an excellent ad for the canon s95
could be a VERY subtle viral, but i dont think it is.
- Hombre_Lobo0
why are lights reflecting?
ghandolf -
"The lights reflecting in the nose, are forward of the plane, not below the plane."indeed! you would still reflections even at such an obtuse angle.
provided it was less than a 180 degree angle (obtuse).
- Stian0
In principle it´s the same i think:
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MOAR! !RAOM
- randommail0
you're a physics noob.
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MOAR! !ЯAOM ...I done bettered it.
Shame the HD version isn't as sharp as it could be. Shulda used something better than a canon s95, maybe.
- Hombre_Lobo0
^like a GF1 :)