2007-09-19 05:55:27 · 6 answers · asked by Shubhayu 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
myth. with ww2 technology do you believe we could make a ship that big enviably.. don't think so..
2007-09-19 06:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some researchers have erroneously concluded that degaussing has a connection with making an object invisible. Degaussing is a process in which a system of electrical cables are installed around the circumference of ship's hull, running from bow to stern on both sides. A measured electrical current is passed through these cables to cancel out the ship's magnetic field. Degaussing equipment was installed in the hull of Navy ships and could be turned on whenever the ship was in waters that might contain magnetic mines, usually shallow waters in combat areas. It could be said that degaussing, correctly done, makes a ship "invisible" to the sensors of magnetic mines, but the ship remains visible to the human eye, radar, and underwater listening devices.
After many years of searching, the staff of the Operational Archives and independent researchers have not located any official documents that support the assertion that an invisibility or teleportation experiment involving a Navy ship occurred at Philadelphia or any other location.
So you belive what you want I would say MYTH lol
2007-09-22 16:58:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all speculation. The story was given by a man that no one can find anymore and was believed to be crazy in the first place. In defense of him... why were all the military personnel on the ship discharged as medically unfit for duty?
What I believe happened... the experiment was tried, the electrical flux around the ship interferred with the boy's electrical system of the sailors and caused the guys to go nuts. What was seen by outsiders... perhaps a small weather event surrounding the ship caused by the flux. This may have "masked" the ship or made it hard to see for a little while making it look like it disappeared. I can not explain the disappearance of personnel in the bar and those half melted through the ship's main deck. Perhaps a ground/short to the deck caused it to melt and they fell into the hole and got stuck
This is why they don't "plant" houses close to high tension electric wires... the flux or field generated by the high voltage going through the lines interferre with the body's electrical system.
I am surprised to see that no one has tried to reconstruct that experiment to dis/prove it's validity. I thought of writing into the MythBusters but I seriously doubt they would be allowed to try it due to the danger.
2007-09-19 07:48:52 · answer #3 · answered by MadMaxx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is a myth.
The experiment was not to make ship invisible, but to make them undectectable to magnetic mines. The system was known as degausing and is still in use on the Navy's ships.
2007-09-19 07:59:45 · answer #4 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say myth. Invisibility and teleportation are just too complicated scientifically even today. On the other hand, it is conceivable that the government incinerated a ship full of people trying....
2007-09-19 06:37:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Need to know basis and you dont need to know son
2007-09-19 06:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋