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Chicago Skyline Visible 60 Miles Away in Michigan Due to Fata Morgana Phenomenon
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| 5/6/2019
| Brian Donegan and Jonathan Belles
Posted on 05/07/2019 7:23:02 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: hanamizu
Very cool story! Unexpected interesting experiences are what make life fun.
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posted on
05/07/2019 8:56:55 AM PDT
by
Blue Jays
( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
To: simpson96
When growing up on the South Shore of Long Island... we used to be able to see the Twin Towers from Gilgo Beach (30-35 miles away) when the sun went down on clear days.... truly amazing sight to see the sun falling between the two spheres....
Most of the coverage from the beach to the towers was water... so who knows.. perhaps it was this effect?
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posted on
05/07/2019 9:18:00 AM PDT
by
PigRigger
(Satire is near impossible now. Liberals donÂ’t understand it and for conservatives it is reality.)
To: OttawaFreeper
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posted on
05/07/2019 9:22:32 AM PDT
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Ouderkirk
(Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
To: z3n
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posted on
05/07/2019 9:34:15 AM PDT
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samtheman
(To steal an election, who do you collude with? Russians in Russia or Mexicans in California?)
To: simpson96
Wait a minute atmospheric distortion in recent news is ascribed to Farta Bovina. I know this from AOC and we’ll all be dead in 12 years or less or something.
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posted on
05/07/2019 9:45:20 AM PDT
by
xp38
To: simpson96
Lets go much further than Chicago.
It all goes in one direction...up!
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posted on
05/07/2019 10:09:40 AM PDT
by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: simpson96
“This effect, captured on video by Joshua Nowicki, is called fata morgana, which is an optical bending of light by changes in air temperature over bodies of cold water, such as Lake Michigan in the spring.”
This is a relatively common phenomena. Normally if you look at the right place in a westerly direction from the farm place in Nebraska you can see the top of the water tower at the Brunning Airbase. The Airbase itself is about 14 miles away and below the horizon. If you get up in time to do the chores in the morning, before any wind picks up, you can on occasion see the hangers (although I believe one or more has burned). I can guarantee you that there are no bodies of cold water there and this phenomena is not limited to spring.
To: Hatteras
I'd say bigga, not fatta:)
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posted on
05/07/2019 10:36:28 AM PDT
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke all mooselimb terrorists, today.)
To: simpson96
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05/07/2019 12:00:39 PM PDT
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Oatka
To: simpson96
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posted on
05/07/2019 12:03:22 PM PDT
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central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: simpson96
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posted on
05/07/2019 5:20:13 PM PDT
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freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
To: TruthFactor
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05/07/2019 5:21:32 PM PDT
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freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
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