Mirages
Mirages Mirages : A n optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air. This is the formal definition or meaning of the word as per the dictionaries. I have been particularly interested in this one phenomenon from the day I saw a documentary on " THE TITANIC ". We know that the unsinkable ship built at that day, the most advanced ship of the time, now lies on the floor of the Atlantic ocean. It hit an iceberg. An iceberg which the spotters could not spot early enough to save the ship. What made them to miss such a gigantic thing in front of the ship? A MIRAGE. Yes, a mirage. It so happened that there was a current of cold water that was flowing towards the south. A temperature difference between the water and the air caused the mirage. Though the night seemed to be clear with many stars lighting up the sky, it was all an illus