Polarized rainbow, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN???
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Uploaded by TheBadAstronomer on Aug 18, 2011
I was at a picnic recently, and at sunset a gorgeous rainbow appeared in the sky. Well, just the base of it, but still. It really was pretty, but when I turned my head the rainbow disappeared! Never one to give up a chance for a cool science lesson, I quickly shot this video.
Here's my blog post with a more detailed explanation: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/18/polarized-rainbow-w...
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I had no idea rainbows were polarized light.
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You destroyed my rainbow with your witchcraft bifocles!
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in your face, David Blaine!
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Those glasses are just like the linearly polarized 3D glasses!
Awesome video Doc Phil.
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If I remember my high school physics class correctly, isn't light reflected from a certain kind of surface (I can't recall how it is categorized :/), polarized?
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i bet its photoshopped
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That was so cool and i never heard of such thing of a rainbow
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@frustratedlogician You do not want to have too many GSFY moments!
watch?v=K9m3f0RdGBs
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@Maxdwolf Really now?... I may have to test that. Strictly for research purposes of course. All in the name of science...
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grande ! spettacolo !! ottimo !! :D
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So what you're saying is it's magic...
spenceII 6 months ago 60
Nice to see you on camera here.
SpookyFan 6 months ago 27