Re: [Paddlewise] Red is not good. (was: Visability of kayakers)

From: ralph diaz <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 15:56:54 -0700
RBHoltKayak_at_aol.com wrote: but varied patterns can  act as camouflage:
as the
> British effectively used to their advantage during the Battle of the North
> Atlantic with their "dazzle" paint schemes.

Dazzle paint schemes, or broken plane and jaggered silohuette, date back
to WWI.  I believe they were discovered by Picasso.  :-)

ralph diaz
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