How are the moving light patterns at the bottom of the pool formed?

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How are the moving light patterns at the bottom of the pool formed?

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So, light bends when it hits the density change of the waters surface, yes? The angle of that change is pretty constant, but if the surface is not flat (ie theirs ripples), then the light will be bent unevenly, which creates the light patterns you see as areas get more or less light.

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