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In the mist of the Ekaterinburg skyscrapers turned into beacons

Added	Tue, 28/05/2019
Источники	e1.ru
Дата публикации	Sun, 14/10/2018
Версии	The lights of cranes, pipes and skyscrapers The reflection on the glass

Among today's photos of the Ekaterinburg fog that stayed in the city throughout the first half of the day, especially curious about a few — they show that the skyscrapers suddenly lit up. The day when the sun is at its Zenith, the tops of the tallest buildings in Yekaterinburg's like she turned into beacons.

Charmed by this sight, the townspeople sent some interesting pictures.

Physics explained to us that today the sun was reflected simultaneously from the surfaces of buildings, and a million frozen water droplets that form the fog. The facades of most of the skyscrapers are trimmed in mirrored glass, and it enhances the effect of the lighthouse.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»