February 27, 2018

World War I dazzle camouflage was fantastically weird — and surprisingly smart


Dazzle camouflage was a surprisingly effective defense against torpedoes. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards explains why.

2 comments:

  1. Fascinating information. I had never heard about this.

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  2. I have seen what I thought were many pictures of WWI ships and not a one was dazzled. Is this a hoax or have I not been seeing WWI photos?

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