August 20, 2013 - The Impossible Photo

CaliforniaMama · 08-21-2013, 12:39 AM

Can it be done?

Is it real or is it a composite?

Found on Imgur

BigV · 08-21-2013, 12:42 AM

Cute. Of course it can be done.

glatt · 08-21-2013, 06:58 AM

Pretty easily too. You just move the camera up and down until they are aligned.

Happy Monkey · 08-21-2013, 09:50 AM

Tricky in a car, though. And, for added difficulty, there are three points lining up, not just two. Two on the foreground hill, and one on the background hill.

Lamplighter · 08-21-2013, 12:17 PM

Now wait a minute...

The car is supposedly going one direction (frontwards).
The "rear view mirror" is supposedly showing this "frontwards" scene ?

Looks more to me like the actual rear view mirror has been removed,
so we are only looking thru the frame.
... and possibly through a movable clear glass filter that is used
to deflect bright headlights from cars that are following at night.

Happy Monkey · 08-21-2013, 12:22 PM

It's supposed to be hills behind and in front of the car lining up in the mirror. If it was a transparent "mirror", you wouldn't see whatever that white thing in the corner is.

Lamplighter · 08-21-2013, 12:39 PM

HM, I think I disagree.

I think the grey thing inside the frame is a hinge gismo that holds the mirror or glass
that the driver uses to flip the night-time reflected (rear view) image out of sight.

Here's a link that explains what I am trying to say....

Happy Monkey · 08-21-2013, 12:50 PM

The mechanism to adjust the mirror is in the middle, is part of the joint between the mirror and the stem (said attachment is not visible in the picture; it's behind the mirror), and it wouldn't be a different colored plastic from the mirror frame.

It could be a composite of two shots of the same hills, but I don't think it's just a transparent mirror frame.

glatt · 08-21-2013, 01:09 PM

That light colored thing in the mirror is the 3rd brake light in the rear window.

BigV · 08-21-2013, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

That light colored thing in the mirror is the 3rd brake light in the rear window.

My first thought was the corner of the headrest, but I like your idea better.

Gravdigr · 08-21-2013, 04:58 PM

It's a car.

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Lamplighter · 08-21-2013, 05:28 PM

Here is Google Street view of the same place (different time)
You can play with the location of the street view image.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=edgew...3,,0,1.11&z=20

And here is the rear view mirror pic along with it.

Lamplighter · 08-21-2013, 09:01 PM

Here is Google's Street View (rear facing) view at the same location...

BigV · 08-22-2013, 11:02 AM

I wouldn't presume that the mirror is perpendicular to the direction of travel

Happy Monkey · 08-22-2013, 12:59 PM

There is a bald spot in roughly the right location on that rear-view hill. And the blue-with distance background hill is a decent match as well.

08-21-2013, 12:39 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	August 20, 2013 - The Impossible Photo Can it be done? Is it real or is it a composite? Found on Imgur

08-21-2013, 12:42 AM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Cute. Of course it can be done. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-21-2013, 09:50 AM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Tricky in a car, though. And, for added difficulty, there are three points lining up, not just two. Two on the foreground hill, and one on the background hill. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-21-2013, 12:22 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It's supposed to be hills behind and in front of the car lining up in the mirror. If it was a transparent "mirror", you wouldn't see whatever that white thing in the corner is. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-21-2013, 12:50 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The mechanism to adjust the mirror is in the middle, is part of the joint between the mirror and the stem (said attachment is not visible in the picture; it's behind the mirror), and it wouldn't be a different colored plastic from the mirror frame. It could be a composite of two shots of the same hills, but I don't think it's just a transparent mirror frame. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-21-2013, 06:58 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Pretty easily too. You just move the camera up and down until they are aligned.

08-21-2013, 12:17 PM	#5
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Now wait a minute... The car is supposedly going one direction (frontwards). The "rear view mirror" is supposedly showing this "frontwards" scene ? Looks more to me like the actual rear view mirror has been removed, so we are only looking thru the frame. ... and possibly through a movable clear glass filter that is used to deflect bright headlights from cars that are following at night.

08-21-2013, 12:39 PM	#7
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	HM, I think I disagree. I think the grey thing inside the frame is a hinge gismo that holds the mirror or glass that the driver uses to flip the night-time reflected (rear view) image out of sight. Here's a link that explains what I am trying to say....

08-21-2013, 01:09 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That light colored thing in the mirror is the 3rd brake light in the rear window.

08-21-2013, 04:58 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	It's a car. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-21-2013, 05:28 PM	#12
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Here is Google Street view of the same place (different time) You can play with the location of the street view image. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=edgew...3,,0,1.11&z=20 And here is the rear view mirror pic along with it. Attached Images

08-21-2013, 09:01 PM	#13
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Here is Google's Street View (rear facing) view at the same location... Attached Images

08-22-2013, 11:02 AM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I wouldn't presume that the mirror is perpendicular to the direction of travel __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-22-2013, 12:59 PM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	There is a bald spot in roughly the right location on that rear-view hill. And the blue-with distance background hill is a decent match as well. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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