Thermal Mirage

An optical illusion caused by hot air layers distorting distant objects.

OpticsPhysicsIllusionWeather

Complexity

Current best complexity is 8:

Thermal Mirage
8
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Statistics

Discovered by
1board
Best recipe held by
1board
First discovered
2 daysago
Crafted
1time
Made with
1recipe
Used in
1recipe

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    Alex's board
    · 2 days ago
  2. Lowest complexity8first held by
    Alex's board
    · 2 days ago
  3. Last crafted by
    Alex's board
    · 2 days ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    Alex's board
    · 2 days ago

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Technical information

Concept ID
328337
Color
#f5a76e
Emoji
🌡/🌫️🏜️
Categories
Optics, Physics, Illusion, Weather
Best complexity
8
First discovered
Aug 30, 2026, 06:08 UTC
Trademarked
No
Copyrighted
No

About "Thermal Mirage" concept

Thermal Mirage can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Optics, Physics, Illusion, Weather. An optical illusion caused by hot air layers distorting distant objects.

It has been discovered by 1 board and crafted 1 time, first appearing 2 days ago. Thermal Mirage can be created from 1 recipe, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 1 other.

Thermal Mirage was first discovered by Alex's board 2 days ago. They also hold the lowest-complexity recipe, at 8.

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