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Step-by-step instructions: 1. Buy some sunglasses. Make sure they have polarizing lenses. 2. Get a computer monitor. 3. Holding the glasses in front of the s
by Camillo 8y ago
Step-by-step instructions:
1. Buy some sunglasses. Make sure they have polarizing lenses.
2. Get a computer monitor.
3. Holding the glasses in front of the screen, rotate them until the angle is such that the screen appears black when looking through the lenses.
4. Make a note of the angle. In this configuration, the combination of the glasses and the screen serves as a homemade polarimeter.
5. Throw all that shit in the garbage.
6. Just look at the glassware edgewise, if it's greenish it's soda-lime.
- colanderman 8y agoBut using a homemade polarimeter is way cooler.
- loco5niner 8y agoYou're missing the point. It's fun and is a great way to see an example of polarization in the real world.