question about the water strider and shadows?

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question about the water strider and shadows?

what accounts for the large shadows cast by the ends of the thin legs of the water strider? what accounts for the ring of bright light around the shadows on the bottom?

2007-05-09 18:06:49 · 1 answers · asked by questionhere 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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The weight of the bug is held up by the water tension and the water gets indented slightly which forms a lens.

2007-05-09 19:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋