why air becomes “wobbly” (and, thus, kind of visible) when it’s hot

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why air becomes “wobbly” (and, thus, kind of visible) when it’s hot

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The heated surface of a road etc causes the air to heat and rise, causing different densities of air, which act like lenses. Sunlight is refracted through the different densities in different ways causing the air to look wobbly.

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