{"id":598,"date":"2011-10-09T06:44:59","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T21:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/?p=598"},"modified":"2012-06-23T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2012-06-23T06:17:58","slug":"an-odd-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/an-odd-experience.html","title":{"rendered":"An odd experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coming home on Friday, I noticed I was behind a tanker truck which was polished stainless steel. The convex rear of the tank, coupled with the polished surface, made a very nice &#8216;fish eye lens&#8217; type of mirror.<br \/>\nThe odd part of it was: watching myself in the rear of that truck, I could see my car and all of the landscape around me rushing by, but it was as if I was watching me as someone else, or like watching myself in a movie, but in real time. It was kinda cool. I tried snapping some pictures with my phone camera, but they don&#8217;t really convey the experience.<br \/>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/karatsupots.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2011\\\/10\\\/an-odd-experience.html\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-598 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/an-odd-experience.html\/samsung-77'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1 96w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?resize=24%2C24&amp;ssl=1 24w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?resize=36%2C36&amp;ssl=1 36w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1 48w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?resize=64%2C64&amp;ssl=1 64w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/an-odd-experience.html\/samsung-77\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?fit=537%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"537,403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.64&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SC-02B&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1317989965&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.79&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000553097345133&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SAMSUNG&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SAMSUNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shiota off in the distance behind me. Excellent ramen joint at the T intersection&amp;#8230;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.19.27.jpg?fit=537%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-610'>\n\t\t\t\tShiota off in the distance behind me. Excellent ramen joint at the T intersection&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/an-odd-experience.html\/samsung-78'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1 96w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?resize=24%2C24&amp;ssl=1 24w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?resize=36%2C36&amp;ssl=1 36w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1 48w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?resize=64%2C64&amp;ssl=1 64w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"611\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/an-odd-experience.html\/samsung-78\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.64&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SC-02B&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1317990339&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.79&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000793021411578&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SAMSUNG&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SAMSUNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The hills of Takeo behind me, ripe rice stalks rushing by&amp;#8230;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-07-12.25.40.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-611'>\n\t\t\t\tThe hills of Takeo behind me, ripe rice stalks rushing by&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming home on Friday, I noticed I was behind a tanker truck which was polished stainless steel. 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