Why did I cast two shadows whilst out walking in the Sun recently?

connienaqvi · « **on:** 29/10/2008 19:19:40 »

I was walking outside on a partly sunny day. I noticed I was casting two shadows, one right behind the other. How is that?? [:0]

blakestyger · « **Reply #1 on:** 29/10/2008 20:30:00 »

Do you see dead people?

BenV · « **Reply #2 on:** 29/10/2008 20:52:55 »

It could well be that you were casting one shadow from direct sunlight, and one from reflected sunlight. It would depend very much on the exact situation.

Don_1 · « **Reply #3 on:** 30/10/2008 10:12:06 »

Do you have a split personality?

BenV · « **Reply #4 on:** 30/10/2008 10:40:05 »

Ba-Dum - Tish!

lyner · « **Reply #5 on:** 30/10/2008 13:20:19 »

Were you filming the Moon Landings at the time?

blaze · « **Reply #6 on:** 30/10/2008 22:11:35 »

Maybe you are really electrosensitive like I am, and what you were really seeing wasn't a second shadow of yourself, but a microwave beam headed towards the cell phone in your pocket.

lyner · « **Reply #7 on:** 30/10/2008 22:50:09 »

Seriously, BenV's solution sounds the best one. Clouds can be very good reflectors. They have silver linings!

RD · « **Reply #8 on:** 30/10/2008 22:53:32 »

Two shadows could be caused by a finger of cloud dividing the disc of the sun into two, creating two light sources.
Such shadows would be close: less than 1/2 a degree apart. A bit like a what occurs during an annular solar eclipse...

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Why did I cast two shadows whilst out walking in the Sun recently?

connienaqvi (OP)

Why did I cast two shadows whilst out walking in the Sun recently?

blakestyger

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