Question

While standing on a lakeside pier, you see a fish in the water and decide to try some less common methods of snagging dinner. If you try to snag the fish with a harpoon, where should you aim? Directly toward where you see the fish. Below where you see the fish. Above where you see the fish? Where should you aim if you instead use a high-powered laser to zap the fish? Directly toward where you see the fish. Below where you see the fish. Above where you see the fish?

Answer 1

Answer: When using harpoon Due to refraction the ray bends down to normal when goes from rarer medium to denser medium. So, the actual position of fish is below the apparent position which we are seeing. To snatch it aim below the Actual position. When using Laser Aim at the apparent position (Directly toward where you see the fish) to zap the fish because the laser beam will also bend when enters to denser medium and zap the fish Apparent position Actual position of fish