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saraho | 16:01 Mon 04th Jul 2005 | How it Works
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why do ponds appear more shallow than they really are?
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because light is refracted as it goes through the air-water interface.
So it is diverted.
You'll probably get more details if you search info about "refraction" on the 'net

23:30 Mon 04th Jul 2005
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Things appear larger than they are under water, so the bottom seems closer than it is.

09:58 Tue 05th Jul 2005
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No, refraction does'nt make things appear larger at all, it just makes them appear closer to the surface.
12:15 Tue 05th Jul 2005
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I never said refraction makes things seem larger, I just said that things appear larger under water.  Read the answers properly.
17:18 Fri 08th Jul 2005

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