Channel: The Science Asylum

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Description: What's the difference between a mirror and a piece of paper? The answer requires an understanding of surface texture, but also light scattering, Huygens principle, and electrical conductivity. Optics is metal! ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS The Color White Does NOT Exist: youtu.be/-E6dxybpUvo You Don't Know How Mirrors Work: youtu.be/rYLzxcU6ROM What the HECK is Energy? youtu.be/snj1wBtn6I8 Where Does Light Come From? youtu.be/3TufSRaHB6g ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Vsauce on Mirrors: youtu.be/-yrZpTHBEss youtu.be/zRP82omMX0g ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE PATRONS Warden of the Asylum: YDT Asylum Counselors: Matthew O'Connor Asylum Orderlies: Daniel Bahr, William Morton, LT MarshMan Einsteinium Crazies: Albert B. Cannon, Wacky, Ken Davis, Ilya Yashin, Eoin O'Sullivan Plutonium Crazies: JKLMN Anderson, Al Davis, Kevin MacLean Platinum Crazies: Mr. Orn Jonasar, Rick Dinning, Eugene Boone, Fletch, Felipe Cruz, Vittorio Monaco, Stephen Blinn, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese ________________________________ OTHER SOURCES Etymology: etymonline.com/word/specular etymonline.com/word/reflection Constant Lists: engineeringtoolbox.com/resistivity-conductivity-d_418.html hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Tables/rstiv.html hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/JaneGolubovskaya.shtml engineeringtoolbox.com/permeability-d_1923.html hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Tables/magprop.html engineeringtoolbox.com/relative-permittivity-d_1660.html Miscellaneous: koppglass.com/blog/optical-properties-of-glass-how-light-and-glass-interact Optics by Hecht Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems by Jordan and Balmain ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS Prompt Questions: youtube.com/watch?v=rYLzxcU6ROM&lc=UgyfaFLwrpvzt3aDb2x4AaABAg youtube.com/watch?v=-E6dxybpUvo&lc=UgzKtISagKdaYw3nznx4AaABAg youtube.com/watch?v=-E6dxybpUvo&lc=UgyEgK_TLHn96tOl1zd4AaABAg youtube.com/watch?v=-E6dxybpUvo&lc=UgyDaInM_tpdsbzDq8h4AaABAg youtube.com/watch?v=-E6dxybpUvo&lc=UgwiRZLljikp4UUL9414AaABAg Featured Comments: youtube.com/watch?v=rYLzxcU6ROM&lc=Ugyq7JkkE-nCSNOhoDx4AaABAg youtube.com/watch?v=rYLzxcU6ROM&lc=Ugwh2076ZPOTElfdIK94AaABAg youtube.com/watch?v=rYLzxcU6ROM&lc=UgySUX1N7bZ84lzCNKB4AaABAg youtube.com/watch?v=rYLzxcU6ROM&lc=UgyQmJfwojFLV3Ue3pd4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE CREDITS Fluorescence: usgs.gov/media/images/dead-bat-shows-points-fluorescence-when-exposed-uv-light Phosphorescence: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phosphorescence.jpg Silver: usgs.gov/media/images/silver-metal-specimen Mirror Spock: memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Spock_(mirror)