In The Media
- The Day the Music Died - Feb 3, 1959
- This phenomenon was extensively reported in the press in 1999, after John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s plane went down during a night flight over water near Martha's Vineyard. Subsequent investigation pointed to spatial disorientation as a probable cause of the accident.
- It is believed that world-famous singer Jim Reeves was suffering from spatial disorientation when his Beechcraft aircraft crashed in the Brentwood area of Nashville, Tennessee during a violent thunderstorm on Friday 31 July 1964, claiming the lives of both Reeves and his pianist Dean Manuel.
- Intentionally induced spatial disorientation (by use of giant mirrors) was a major plot point in the two-part TaleSpin episode, "A Bad Reflection on You."
Read more about this topic: Spatial Disorientation
Famous quotes containing the word media:
“Never before has a generation of parents faced such awesome competition with the mass media for their children’s attention. While parents tout the virtues of premarital virginity, drug-free living, nonviolent resolution of social conflict, or character over physical appearance, their values are daily challenged by television soaps, rock music lyrics, tabloid headlines, and movie scenes extolling the importance of physical appearance and conformity.”
—Marianne E. Neifert (20th century)