Spotted this stunning example of a "superior mirage" while on a bike ride along Sandgate. It's caused by hot air trying to heat up what is still a very cold English Channel. In the process light gets refracted and you end up with this optical illusion.
An "inferior mirage" is the traditional type you see on hot road surfaces being heated up rapidly by the sun but the air above is cooler, the end result is that "fake water" look.
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