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Anything is possible if you are creative enough. Who needs ISO/OSHA/DIN standards or safety precautions?

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[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 51 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

This is exactly what they used to do to boats to camouflage them.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 22 points 6 days ago

Came into the comment section looking for a dazzle camo reference and was not disappointed.

[–] modeler@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

Not so much hide the ship as make it extremely difficult to spit direction of travel and range-find. Skills very much required to place feet on stair-treads.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wait, how is this camouflage? I can clearly still see the ship.

[–] ThisSeriesIsFalse@lemmy.ca 20 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Dazzle Camo isn't to hide the ship, per say. It's to make it much harder to tell which way the ship is facing, and therefore what its heading is.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It also probably didn't work as well as the Allies in WWI thought it did. It worked pretty well against our rangefinders at the time, that only used one point of reference, but the Germans were using sterioscopic rangefinders that this particular paint scheme doesn't seem to work on.

https://youtu.be/Kw7vq_YD6JM

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I see, thanks for the clarification.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

It also probably didn't work. The Allies were assuming that the Germans were using the same rangefinders we were in WWI. The Germans were using a more advanced rangefinder that doesn't have any problems with "Razzle Dazzle" camo.

https://youtu.be/Kw7vq_YD6JM

[–] treesapx@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

If you're still interested you should go read the wiki. Fun little rabbit hole to jump down.

[–] Lembot_0001@lemm.ee 16 points 6 days ago

-- What can you do, old man?

-- Well, I was experimenting with battleship camouflage during the Great War and then... Oh, I don't remember...

-- Ok, just cover the stairs with carpet.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

I see the problem. People may stumble and hit the hand railing. Just remove the railing.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago

Now that's what I call flying carpet

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago

Are they selling/making medical supplies in that building?

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

Safest people here are blind

[–] lowleveldata@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

I too, have watched the all time classic movie Slaxx