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When we drive a car on a hot day we have all experienced what appears to be water on the road. I believe that this is related to the facts that 1) the air near the hot pavement is less dense than the air a few feet above and 2) light will travel from point A to B along the fastest path (in this case the hot air near the pavement).
So here is the questions...Why does the result appear to the eye to look like water?
Can someone provide a really good explanation of the above?
Thanks.
So here is the questions...Why does the result appear to the eye to look like water?
Can someone provide a really good explanation of the above?
Thanks.