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From: rab@well.UUCP (Bob Bickford)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Re: Electric Brae
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Date: Thu, 13-Feb-86 01:18:25 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 13 01:18:25 1986
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<BUG?!>

   I visited the "Mystery Spot" near Santa Cruz a couple of years ago
and found it rather amusing.  One illusion that still puzzles me is this
one:  Two men, standing facing eachother.  A level on the ground between
them, the bubble clearly visible and centered (their feet are not
touching it, and I inspected the level myself), as well as a small
rubber ball resting on the level (I checked it out too, it had no
effect on the level that I could detect).  They take the picture twice,
the second time the two men change sides.  In the picture (and live,
they did this for the crowd of suckers... er, people gathered round)
they seem to be standing vertical (at least, perpendicular to the
ground...).  In the first picture, they seem about the same height.
In the second, there seems to be about a six-inch difference in their
heights!  (out of about 6 feet)   Since I saw this live, I don't suspect
any trickery in the photograph (which I bought a copy of...)

   Anybody out there have any ideas on what might have fooled me about
this scenario?  Please send mail to me; I will summarize to the net in
a week or so if I get a good answer.....


       Robert Bickford     (rab@well.uucp)
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