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Funny...I've noticed that military camoflaged painted vehicles tend to
stand out more in urban areas than other civilian cars do!
>>The woman's attorney, raised the definition of camouflage at the
>>proceeding
>>and claimed in court that because the military vehicle had a camouflage
>>paint pattern, his client could not easily see the approaching vehicle.
>>
>>Her attorney further emphasized the point that the <entire reason> that
>><anything> would be painted with a camouflage paint pattern is
>><expressly>
>>for the purpose of rendering the item as invisible as possible and
>>to blend the item into the background.
>>
>>The woman driver prevailed in this case . . . . . . . . . . . .
>>
>A great shame and injustice but not entirely unexpected in an apparently
>litigation-mad country, over here the mil are never seen on the road, even
in a
>solitary Land Rover, without headlights on.
>
>I, and many others choose to do the same for the very reason of negating any
>claims of being "invisible" should the worst happen. Observers tell me that
>even my 20' 10" x 8' 7" and 8' 6" high truck becomes indistinct with NATO
>camouflage against our greenery as the intended design effect of the pattern
>blurs the outline.
>
>Richard
>(Southampton UK)
>
>A Happy and Safe Y2K to you all.
>
>
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