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Re: Optics B/C

Posted: March 18th, 2012, 11:49 am
by foreverphysics
Or you can make a flexible template that you can edit on-site. That's (kind of) what we did.

Re: Optics B/C

Posted: March 18th, 2012, 3:19 pm
by SciBomb97
As in flexible, you mean "weak enough to poke a hole through." ;)

Re: Optics B/C

Posted: March 18th, 2012, 6:09 pm
by foreverphysics
No, I mean "flexible" as in we could draw new lines on the template in a matter of a minute or so.

Re: Optics B/C

Posted: March 18th, 2012, 6:29 pm
by SciBomb97
Well, you can do that on your template. You just haven't figured out the mechanism behind it yet.
I suggest you try using it on a laser shoot and reasoning out how it works. That's what I did.

Re: Optics B/C

Posted: March 18th, 2012, 10:03 pm
by foreverphysics
Well, if Mr. L would actually BRING the laser box once in a while, I might be able to. And also, you MADE the templates, so you should know better than anyone else.

Re: Optics B/C

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 8:22 pm
by Seracon
Hey guys, I have a question I had trouble with on my State Test; Image is attached.
Basically, with green and magenta lasers shining on a red bottle on a white table, what colors appear on the bottle when the laser hits the bottle, and the shadows behind; fill in the blank spots. Thanks!
Image

Re: Optics B/C

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 8:31 pm
by foreverphysics
That's relatively simple; draw the kissing rays, and the rest will follow naturally.
Although, that question should really read "flashlight" and not "laser".

Re: Optics B/C

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 8:53 pm
by Seracon
foreverphysics wrote:That's relatively simple; draw the kissing rays, and the rest will follow naturally.
Although, that question should really read "flashlight" and not "laser".
You do realize that doesn't help a bit...

Re: Optics B/C

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 8:59 pm
by foreverphysics
Okay.
Kissing rays are rays from the light source that pass right over the edges of the object. From there on out, it's just simple color mixing, which I assume you know how to do.

Re: Optics B/C

Posted: March 29th, 2012, 6:10 am
by SciBomb97
I think this is it, although I can't be sure...
Going clockwise from top left:
  • Black (the bottle is red, so it reflects red light and absorbs green and blue light. If only green light is shining on that surface, then the surface appears black since it doesn't reflect green light)
  • Red (magenta is constituted of red and blue light, and since the bottle only reflects the red light, that area will appear red)
  • White? (or maybe green...the picture isn't very accurate about shadow lines)
  • White? (or magenta...same reason)
  • Black (that is the shadow's umbra, so it won't be illuminated directly by the light)
I'm hoping that wasn't an epic fail...but whatevs.