It appears closer to the surface than it actually is. If you put the tip of your spear in the water, it will seem bent. The secret of spearing fish is to know how much below the image to aim the spear. Spearing from directly above, the fish will appear to be in the same place, but will appear bigger and closer to the surface than it really is. When sunlight passes through air, and then passes through a cloud or rain, we see a rainbow as the light is refracted and reflected within the raindrops.
White light is separated into the individual colors shown in the rainbow.
They must miss a few meals until they learn this science lesson. Surface of water Experiment Make a blunt spear. Poke at the fish, do not throw the spear. If you hang it by two strings it won't spin as much. With that same spear, go to a clear creek, lake or river, and put the tip of the spear in the water.