Have you ever passed through a farmland during a hot summer day? perhaps you noticed that the air above the land is shimmering.Why is it so?
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we see air rising up on a hot day
anirbinno:
This happens actually because of the bending of light. When there is a temp diff between two gases, the light passing through it bends. I'm not sure how this works but it does.
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yes I had passed through a farmland during a hot summer day. the air above the land is shimmering because of the reflected back light radiation.
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