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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months ago

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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months ago
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    But isn’t their shine mostly due to the internal reflection rather than external refraction? That’s why the gems are cut angularly, to help with the internal reflection.

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      You can only observe the external properties since you are on the outside

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        By that logic, glass mirrors also work by refraction, because it refracts out of the glass before it reaches your eye.

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          The silver reflects tho

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            And so does the internal surface of a diamond.

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