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2023-06-23 10:45:58 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Sunbeams appear to converge on the Sun's location for the same reason that roads or railroad tracks appear to converge towards a vanishing point: these are truly parallel lines that are seen from one particular perspective. https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/09/22/ask-ethan-why-arent-rays-of-sunshine-parallel/?sh=3d60424937f9

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• Sunbeams appear to converge on the Sun's location for the same reason that roads or railroad tracks appear to converge towards a vanishing point: these are truly parallel lines that are seen from one particular perspective. https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/09/22/ask-ethan-why-arent-rays-of-sunshine-parallel/?sh=3d60424937f9