Questions tagged [shadow]
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Shadow above candleflame
I had a oil burning candle in a dark room and noticed a small shadow on the ceiling directly above the flame. Its as though the candle throws light outwards in every direction except straight up. I'm curious as to why it does this. Perhaps its due…

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Why do shadows seems to "unite" before the object does
This is something i've observed a long time ago, and i never really got an answer to that (never really looked for one, just thinked about). But, when you have a light source behind you, and right in front of you there is an object (doesn't matte…