Do bubles have a shadow?

Question

Just curious. : )

Answer 1

Yeah. If you look at its shadow, it looks like a circle with a few dark spots in it.

Answer 2

Whether you are talking about soap bubbles in air or air bubbles in water, they would cast some form of shadow. The air bubble in water forms a lens, because the refractive index of air differs from that of water. The film of a soap bubble is too thin to form much of a lens, but then it has impurities and also reflects some light. Here's a clue. If you can see it, then its optical properties differ from the medium, so it will change light passing through it.

Answer 3

Yes they do, since shadows are formed when photons are blocked from reaching a surface. The reason why you see a dark ring shadow of bubbles is because on the circumference of the flatten bubble form there is more matter for photons to be diverted from reaching your lit surface. and the center there is less "bubble matter" for photons to pass through. making the center of the shadow brighter.

Answer 4

Yes, bubbles cast a faint shadow. Get some bubble soap and blow bubbles out in bright sunlight. The shadows are thin and ghostly, but quite visible.

Answer 5

Yes, bubbles have a highly reflective surface. You probably never noticed the shadows because bubbles don't last long and who's looking for shadows.

Answer 6

Bubbles can not have a shadow. Bubbles are always on TOP of fluid (water mostly). Due to its see-thru nature, beam of light would go thru. Shadow can only happen if the light rays are blocked, such as your body, or your house etc.
Totally intelligent question, I must say

Answer 7

Yes a faint one usually.

Answer 8

I have seen that they do^_^

Answer 9

kind of......