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stephen01king@lemmy.zip 10 months agoBut isn’t their shine mostly due to the internal reflection rather than external refraction? That’s why the gems are cut angularly, to help with the internal reflection.
Comment on idijt
stephen01king@lemmy.zip 10 months agoBut isn’t their shine mostly due to the internal reflection rather than external refraction? That’s why the gems are cut angularly, to help with the internal reflection.
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
You can only observe the external properties since you are on the outside
stephen01king@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
By that logic, glass mirrors also work by refraction, because it refracts out of the glass before it reaches your eye.
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
The silver reflects tho
stephen01king@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
And so does the internal surface of a diamond.