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Is the photo below Real or Fake ?

Post you're reason for your answer of real or fake....

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Post by HEPZIBAH »

[face=Comic Sans MS]Real ........I think! :roll: [/face]
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Any reason you think its real ?
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Post by Horus »

I would say fake. :) Based upon the height of the water on the wheels of the vehicle in the background it does not look deep enough. Also for water to do the disappearing down the plughole bit, it would require an open drain below the vortex. If such an open drain were there all the time it is unlikely that the surrounding water would be so high. It has all the appearances of someone just having removed a big bath plug. :lol:
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Post by andy »

I was going to go into my science mode by explaining the Coriolis force but as we don't know where the photo was taken I won't bother.

REAL :lol:

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Post by Horus »

andy wrote:I was going to go into my science mode by explaining the Coriolis force but as we don't know where the photo was taken I won't bother.

REAL :lol:
:lol: :lol: I had thought the same thing Andy :) but there is so much debate about the Coriolis force having no influence at all on the plug hole effect of water as its effect is so weak. Received wisdom now says it is all to do with the shape of the sink and many other things that influence the direction it will rotate, it can be made to go in either direction in both hemispheres. So that kicks our clever theories into touch then :lol:
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real and I reckon it is a drain underneath, you don't need deep water to create a vortex (methinks)
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Post by HEPZIBAH »

DJKeefy wrote:Any reason you think its real ?
[face=Comic Sans MS]Instinct!

I decided there must be a large drain hole where the vortex was. I realise that in theory if there was a drain there the water shouldn't have built up in the first place, however, it's possible there was a blockage further down the pipeworks. If that had suddenly be removed it could creat a fast relief of the flooding and hence the vortex.

Like Horus and Andy I tried to examine the business of which way vortex spin depeninding on where you were located, but I'm not wise enuogh to know the name of the theory like they did - I must have been away from school that day. ;)

I have been pondering the fact that the man seems to be standing towards or at the top of a hill, ie the houses in the background seem to be sloping away. That in itself may be an optical illusion!

Anyway, I still think it's a real photograph (even if I can't explain me reasons clearly). :)


Edit - I've just had another look. Perhaps the illusion is not the depth of the water at the point of the vortex. The man looks as though he is knee high water thus leading you to believe that that is the actual water level. Could it be that he is in fact standing in a hole himself thus giving a false perspecitve of the overall water level? [/face]
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It's Real

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A man carrying a bucket full of trash comes closer to a whirlpool formed by the water flooding through the street sewage in Havana, after the devastating passage of Hurricane Wilma.
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Is the photo below Real or Fake ?

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Post by HEPZIBAH »

[face=Comic Sans MS]I'm going for real again.

I think it's a severe case of Hairsuitism (sp). The face is not symetrical, and the eyes, nose and mouth look more human than animal. [/face]
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Post by Horus »

I recon its real :) he is probably suffering from that disease that makes hair grow all over the face. It also looks as though he combs some hair from his moustache up over his nose to emphasise the 'wolf man' effect. He also looks remarkable like my sons little Westie that we are looking after at the moment :lol:
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It's got to be real, like Hepzi said it's a severe case of hirsutism.
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Post by PRchick »

I'll just go for bizarre.
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its real
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It's Real

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'The Lion Faced man' has never shaved in his life but a little judicious forward-combing makes him look hairier than he really is.
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Is the photo below Real or Fake ?

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Fake,....a gust that strong would have inverted the umbrella :)
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Post by HEPZIBAH »

[face=Comic Sans MS]Fake - As well as BB's explanation, I think that if the wind was that strong the blinds in the background would be 'ruffled' and the a board and cafe furniture likely to be knocked over. [/face]
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Post by Horus »

Fake, I agree with everyone else's observations, plus that guy in the foreground looks too stupid to own an umbrella :lol:
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