Peter Rathman wrote >I attributed it to a false perception of the land as >providing a true horizon and therefore the water was >sloping downward Kevin wrote >Well, the ocean is beading up near the shore. And if >you bought that, then I have some more great "facts" >to tell you :) SNIP Next time you feel that sensation, >try to "break the spell". Mike wrote >Thermally caused refraction causes mirages and that's >just a bending-around-the-horizon sort of thing, as your >experience is. I think refraction and vertigo-like >effects on balance organs would be the first two likely >candidates. Sandy Wrote >Poor Peter, first it's knitted garments for Fairy Penguins... G'Day Kevin! mate! top marks in creativity for the surface tension explanation but I'll buy the refraction, vertigo or false horizon ideas, or maybe fill the ocean with bubble bath soap to remove the effect! Look forward to trying your suggestions for breaking the illusion - but is an illusion that paddling is easier a bad thing!! Sandy, and all Fairy Penguin woolly jumper enthusiasts. Theres a new project on for making carer pouches for orphaned marsupials! Two sites www.tct.org.au and http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/Care/orphans.html . All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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