A swim mask has a pocket of air between your eyes and the flat glass front. If y

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A swim mask has a pocket of air between your eyes and the flat glass front. If you look at a shark while swimming underwater with a swim mask on, what do you and the shark see each other? You appear father to the shark, and the shark appears closer to you. Both the shark and you see each other appear farther than it really is. The shark appears to you exactly at the real location, and vice versa. You appear farther to the shark, and the shark appears to you at its real location. The shark appears farther to you, and you appear closer to the shark. The shark appears closer to you, and vice versa.

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You appear farther to the shark and the shark appear closer to you.

Refraction of light which is entering our eyes throuh the mask will makes shark appear about 34% bigger and 25% nearer when underwater.

Refraction of light is The ray of light changes its direction or phenomenon of refraction takes place because of difference in speed in different media.

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