why are cameras fooled by superior mirages?

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I was reading this [newspaper article about a hovering ship](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/05/ship-hovering-above-sea-cornwall-optical-illusion?)

While I understand how the brain is fooled, why is a camera?

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we are not fooled by anything here*
surface of the water, from this particular point of view, starts to (at that particular point), as far as we’re concerned, ideally reflect the sky therefore it seems like sky starts a bit earlier (lower) than it does

*that is there is no brain misfiring – the image you see is exactly what it supposed to be, so whatever optical recorder you use you’ll get the same exact result

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