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Why is it very difficult to spear a fish unless you are under water?
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∙ 13y ago
Because when light passes from water into are - it refracts or bends. This makes the fish appear to be in a different place to where it actually is.
You can demonstrate the effect using a glass of water and a drinking straw. Half-fill a glass with water, then lower one end of a straw into it. You will see the straw 'bends' as it hits the water. It's the same effect in spearing fish.
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Why would a good spear fisher not throw his spear when he sees a fish?
A good fisher would not throw his spear at a fish because they have a chance of 1. Losing the fish and the spear when throwing the spear, 2. Good fisherman wait until they have the best chance to hit the fish, and 3. A good fisherman would never throw their spear unless if they could not hit the fish with the spear in their hands.
Why is it that native people who hunted fish did not spear at the image of the fish?
Ancient people including Native peoples , discovered that by spearing directly at the image of a fish in water , that the spear would miss. They understood the property of "refraction " or the bending of light in water , before anyone actually named the scientific property . It's possible they found this by trial and errror , or by placing a spear in water and watching the results . And of course passing this information on to others .
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