Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Amazing photograph...

["Jacob Lauser" <sirius@riverstyx.com>]

I was wondering when somebody would catch that that was fake. It just looked
too surreal, plus the lighting and visibility questions people brought up,
but I didn't want to burst anyone's bubble. It's a great illustration
though...

- Jaek Lauser

----- Original Message -----
From: "Coalbunny" <coalbunny@onewest.net>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 3:52 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Amazing photograph...


> Unless there was an error in the tonnage estimate.
> Carl
>
>
> Walter Starck wrote:
> >
> > The image is a fake. With a massof  300,000,000 tons the iceberg would
> > have to be in the order of a Km from top to bottom.  Underwater
> > visibility would have to be in excess of this to be able to photograph
> > it.  The bottom would also be so deep it would be too dark to
> > photograph.  Nice image though, even if it isn't real or even possible.
> >
> > Walter Starck
> > Golden Dolphin Video CD Magazine
> > www.goldendolphin.com
>
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