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Acuben
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While I was looking at the backlight of the bicycle, (many times it was bright during night time with little light so I thought it was on) a question rose
Say you have a block of an ugly transparent glass and a block of nicely carved diamond sitting infront of the window.
If you took optics physics, you'd say because of index of refraction, total internal reflection, just because it is ;) ,etc
But even with light bending, splitting, internal reflection, the light that diamond shines to your eyes should be the same as the ugly block of glass. (but in reality it's not).
Even if the diamond "traps" the light, the total number of light rays going in and out should be the same as the ugly block of glass.
so why is it that the diamond (or even fake jewelery) look shiny?
or could it be that the number of light rays from diamond is same as the ugly block, but it just "seems" shinier?
Say you have a block of an ugly transparent glass and a block of nicely carved diamond sitting infront of the window.
If you took optics physics, you'd say because of index of refraction, total internal reflection, just because it is ;) ,etc
But even with light bending, splitting, internal reflection, the light that diamond shines to your eyes should be the same as the ugly block of glass. (but in reality it's not).
Even if the diamond "traps" the light, the total number of light rays going in and out should be the same as the ugly block of glass.
so why is it that the diamond (or even fake jewelery) look shiny?
or could it be that the number of light rays from diamond is same as the ugly block, but it just "seems" shinier?