I remember being on my Navy ship (a large one) in the late 80's going under the GG bridge heading out to sea one brisk Bay Area morning. It was totally enthralling to watch the city skyline slowly get smaller as we came upon the bridge. The very amazing thing is the optical illusion caused by being on our very large and tall platform wit…
I remember being on my Navy ship (a large one) in the late 80's going under the GG bridge heading out to sea one brisk Bay Area morning. It was totally enthralling to watch the city skyline slowly get smaller as we came upon the bridge. The very amazing thing is the optical illusion caused by being on our very large and tall platform with our mast being many feet higher than the ship's bridge...and approaching the GG bridge giving every appearance that we weren't going to fit under it. It appears so much like you're going to hit the bridge until you go under it and then realize how much taller the bridge is when you are directly under it. It was a pretty amazing thing to watch and participate in.
I remember being on my Navy ship (a large one) in the late 80's going under the GG bridge heading out to sea one brisk Bay Area morning. It was totally enthralling to watch the city skyline slowly get smaller as we came upon the bridge. The very amazing thing is the optical illusion caused by being on our very large and tall platform with our mast being many feet higher than the ship's bridge...and approaching the GG bridge giving every appearance that we weren't going to fit under it. It appears so much like you're going to hit the bridge until you go under it and then realize how much taller the bridge is when you are directly under it. It was a pretty amazing thing to watch and participate in.