14 DAY TRIAL // If you are one of those people who actually paid attention to what their science teacher was talking about in school, you probably know that stars are basically ginormous balls of fire.
Still, whenever we draw stars, we like to add corners to them. Since these celestial bodies are actually spheres, some might be tempted to say that such drawings are by no means scientifically accurate.
As is turns out, this is not the case. On the contrary, it's perfectly OK to draw pointy stars. Check out the Minute Physics video below to learn why this is, and get ready to have your mind blown.
In a nutshell, people cannot help but add corners to the stars they draw not because they are completely oblivious to the fact that these celestial bodies are round, but because, when looking at them, this is how they see them.
As detailed in the video, we humans and many other creatures see stars not at they are but with pointy arms sticking out of them due to the fact that the light originating from these celestial bodies is distorted by our eyes.
These distortions are the reason we see stars as being pointy and not round. What's more, it appears that coloring stars in all the colors of the rainbow is scientifically accurate as well. This is because light wavelengths are differently distorted.
