How does the light have to enter the glass:
  1. To produce a large amount of bending?
  2. For no refraction to happen?
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  1. To produce a large amount of bending, the light ray has to enter the glass with a large angle of incidence.
  2. For no refraction, the light ray has to enter the glass perpendicularly.
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