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It's the Chicago skyline at a distance of 50 miles from the Indiana Dunes beach across Lake Michigan. A superior mirage puts the skyline above where it actually is.

https://nitter.net/Rainmaker1973/status/2057344000563040282

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One of my favorite illusions from back when and over there. πŸ––πŸΌ

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 14 points 16 hours ago

Flatearthers in shambles

[–] DogThatWentGorp@hexbear.net 11 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Images to tell me who the close captioning is provided by to.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I think it means the "closed captioning provided by:" title cards you'd see in shows.

[–] DogThatWentGorp@hexbear.net 7 points 14 hours ago

Yeah this one. The grammar was a stretch but I took the shot shrug-outta-hecks

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 9 points 16 hours ago

There's a city in my mind. Come along and take that ride. And it's all right, baby, it's all right.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Makes it look like Chicago getting nuked.

That's the shield going up. ☝🏼

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

So... Miami Mice, then? Can we get Pesci & Tomei to voice Mickey & Minnie? Knowing this timeline, it'd be Dwayne & Kevin, though.