Explaining the Hologram Effect - fawk3s

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The hologram effect demonstrates that even when a hologram is torn in half, each piece retains the complete image. This phenomenon occurs because each fragment contains the full information of the original hologram, allowing viewers to perceive the entire image from each segment. John references a NOVA episode to illustrate this concept, emphasizing the importance of viewing the original hologram without obstruction to fully understand the effect.

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"If you tear a hologram in half, you can still see the whole image in each piece. The same is true with smaller and smaller pieces."

I don't understand how this works. Can anyone explain?

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Look at the original unbroken one. Cover up half of it. Turn the glass so you see "around" the mask. Cutting off the masked part is the same thing. The illustration is not very good; the piece edges don't show the same tilting as the image! I saw it "live" on an episode of NOVA and it was obvious.

--John
 

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