Wed 9 Apr, 2014 07:11 am - Unfortunately refraction is not the word I am looking for. If you can imagine lying on a field on a hot day, you would see this effect, and there is a specific word for it. It is the shimmering... (view)
Wed 9 Apr, 2014 05:14 am - No, it isn't. A fata morgana is a kind of mirage. I asking about a shimmering effect caused by hot air where you are looking at an image that appears to be wobbling, but it isn't.... (view)
Wed 9 Apr, 2014 03:07 am - What is the word for the viual illusion of an object shimmering that is caused by hot air? It's normally seen close to the ground on hot days? (view)