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Due to refraction. :p
It makes you perceive that the persons legs are shorter. To think this is all to do with the simple distortion of mediums :)
Sources: My year 8 science class.
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Its an optical allusion, but the rays are deflected by the water causing you to get a tainted version of what is really there

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You look shorter because the light changes direction as it hits the water in an effect known as "refraction".

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the water is light weighted and has less quantity

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it is due to the process of refraction of light

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Due to reflexion of light from water surface

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Due to refraction of light.

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Refraction of light in the water.

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they look closer cause the reflection

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