From: david@edenroad.demon.co.uk   
      
   On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 02:42:48 +0000, LH wrote:   
      
   >   
   > Taking the easy way out I see.  :-)   The last half of the video is the   
   > moron zooming in on it/them (I don't know why people bother, all it does   
   > is make it blurry) and jittering around way too much.   Then the objects   
   > break formation and disappear.   
   >   
   >> Of the two, fraud is the more likely, probably using some variant of   
   >> Pepper's Ghost (no, I'm not going to explain further, I'd have to resort   
   >> to ASCII art, and no-one wants that. Look it up if you're interested :-)   
   >   
   > I'm aware of Pepper's Ghost. Arrgh. How would one simulate the atmospheric   
   > distortions that are readily apparent in the video?   
      
   It's a windy day, the glass sheet is flexing.   
      
   Actually, that's one of the more interesting aspects of the video: I know   
   it says that the "distortion" is due to "the same effect which makes stars   
   twinkle" but I don't think that the "ufo" is anywhere near far enough for   
   that effect to manifest.   
      
   I think you wouldn't see atmospheric distortion on any smaller scale than   
   miles, not the few hundred feet this purports to be.   
      
   Must be the flexing then!   
      
   > It would also be hard   
   > to duplicate the way some of the objects start out small and then zip into   
   > formation.   
      
   Take one of your eight smaller torches hold it in one hand, obscure the   
   aperture with the thumb and first finger of the other by forming them into   
   a circle.   
      
   Open the circle, the torch will appear to brighten as you move it.   
      
   The other torches, of course, you just switch on directly: blink, instant   
   spaceship.   
      
   > Lucas or Spielberg could probably do it easy enough, but not   
   > many others.   
      
   Anyone could do it.   
      
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