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🧪 Inferior Mirage Simulator

This simulation illustrates the phenomenon of inferior mirages, where a distorted image of distant objects appears closer to the ground due to refraction of light through air layers of varying density.

Physics & Mechanics3DModerate60 FPS💨 Air & Wind
inferior-mirage-simulator ↗ Open standalone
⚙ Under the hood

This simulation illustrates the phenomenon of inferior mirages, where a distorted image of distant objects appears closer to the ground due to refraction of light through air layers of varying density.

Inferior MirageRefractionAtmospheric Layers

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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