Why Is the Shape of a Shadow So Strange?

Imagine you're holding a flashlight and shining it on your hand. If the light is close, your shadow might look big and stretched out. But if the light is far away, like the sun, your shadow looks more like your real hand. Shadows change shape based on where the light is, it's like drawing with light!

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Examples

  1. A big round ball casts a long stretched shadow when the light is close.
  2. Your head creates a funny cone-shaped shadow on the floor during sunset.
  3. A tree makes a long, wobbly shadow on the wall if you shine a flashlight near it.

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