Refraction of Water

The end is near and I'm almost a fourth quarter senior! how crazy! soon, I'll be blogging about physics in college life! hahaah nott. my followers dont appreciate me enough.. in this picture above you see a the new girl scout cookies box, called Thank You Berry Much (my new favorite, go order yourself some doc! :)), and a glass of water. But, can you see the entire box of cookies clearly? I think not! This is because of REFRACTION! cool yea?! Refraction is the change in direction of light as it passes from one medium to another. In other words, its the change in speed and direction of light. the speed of light is slower through water (than air) which is why the image we see is "bent" or distorted. The way the glass is shaped can also affect the distorted image of the cookie box because the glass isn't flat but round.