Why is watching something over a hot stuff (BBQ, exhaust pipe…) making it blurred and seemingly moving? 732 viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question90.35K June 7, 2019 0 Comments Why is watching something over a hot stuff (BBQ, exhaust pipe…) making it blurred and seemingly moving? In: Physics 1 Answer ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted June 7, 2019 0 Comments Refraction. The air has a refraction index, and the hotter the air, the larger this gets. The light “bends”, refracts, at these pockets of air and therefore make the vision through them blurry. It is actually similar to why stars seem to twinkle. Register or Login
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