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Periscopes (and how they work)

A ‘Periscope’ is a device that usually incorporates mirrors to


allow the user to see things they physically could not have
been able to see before. Periscopes were usually used in
submarines from the period 1882-1956 and were considered
obsolete because of the new inventions of radar and sonar
technologies, however periscopes are still used in recreational
submarines and in some oil rigs due to their simplicity and
cheap cost. However, more than ever African
navies (especially Mozambique and Bo
Somalia) are buying old WW2 era b
submarines from Germany and the U.S.A.

equipped with
obsolete
periscopes.

how to build a pericope (Aayan edition)


‘ingredients’: This is Bob, Bob has misshapen
metal pipe limbs but he is the only stick figure
we have the budget to use for
2 mirrors testing, though he is an idiot he can
2 circular pieces of glass ‘see’ the explosion because the light
from it is being reflected into the
welding iron
first mirror of the periscope then

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