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    • Long shadows on a beach of two people.
    Rights: Matthew Bowden Published 23 May 2019 Size: 370 KB Referencing Hub media

    The shape of the object determines the shape of the shadow. By looking carefully at the shadow, we can observe that the person on the right is dressed in shorts and is standing on one foot.

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