• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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    5 months ago

    Funny enough, in WW2, they sometimes did paint the undersides of planes blue as camo - from the ground, AA could have trouble distinguishing them against the sky.

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      5 months ago

      Jokes aside I know why they paint things the way they do lol.

      The lighter underside and darker topside is consistent in nature as well as our military vehicles for a very obvious reason. Birds almost always have lighter feathers on their belly and darker on top.

      Even in the water you will see similar color choices from many creatures. Them fuckers are always trying to avoid being seen.

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        5 months ago

        My obsession with trivia can’t resist the serious answer, even when I think someone is just going along with the joke 😔