The illusory reality of WWI dazzle camouflage, re-examined
The study, published last week by Aston University researchers in the journal i-Perception, recreated one of the few solid ...
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Did WWI Dazzle Camouflage Actually Work? Scientists Revisit a 105-Year-Old Experiment to Find Out
During World War I, the Atlantic was in chaos. German U-boats prowled the seas, looking for Allied ships to destroy. To ...
A Visual Illusion Fooled Everyone – Even the Camouflage Experts
Turns out, dazzle camouflage wasn’t the main reason enemy subs were misled in World War I, it was a natural visual illusion ...
WWI’s Famous Dazzle Camouflage Seemed Effective Due to Unexpected Optical Trick, Study Finds
A reanalysis of a 1919 study suggests that a separate illusion, the "horizon effect," played a bigger role in warping visual ...
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Aston University study reveals the illusion of ‘dazzle’ paint on World War I battleships
During World War I, navies experimented with painting ships with ‘dazzle’ camouflage – geometric shapes and stripes – in an attempt to confuse U-boat captains as to the speed and direction ...
Dazzle camouflage used by navy in WWI had surprisingly little impact, study suggests
Dazzle camouflage used by navy in WWI had surprisingly little impact, study suggests - Separate ‘horizon effect’ played much ...
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Illusion of 'dazzle' paint on World War I battleships
A new analysis of 105-year-old data on the effectiveness of 'dazzle' camouflage on battleships in World War I has found that while dazzle had some effect, the 'horizon effect' had far more influence ...