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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostThe result of my polarisation experimentations:- PC, LCD screen : Marked 45 degree polarisation (to almost blackness)
- TV, LCD screen : Marked vertical or horizontal polarisation (to almost blackness)
- Galaxy S2 WiFi screen: Slight polarisation, mostly just changing colours a little
Coincidentally, a related effect can be used to create a 'private' LCD monitor, that only someone wearing appropriate glasses can see.
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Originally posted by Gentile View PostMore modern screens are deliberately polarised at 45 degrees to avoid this problem.- PC, LCD screen : Marked 45 degree polarisation (to almost blackness)
- TV, LCD screen : Marked vertical or horizontal polarisation (to almost blackness)
- Galaxy S2 WiFi screen: Slight polarisation, mostly just changing colours a little
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostIt stopped raining this morning.
must be global warming then
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postis it still grim there ?
must be global warming
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Originally posted by Gentile View PostI was in Edinburgh this morning for an interview, and was pleasantly surprised when the dank, dreary lower-level of Waverley station gave way to beautiful sunshine out in the street. It was a lovely day there.
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostIt's only rained once today and now there's a bright thing in the sky. My pupils haven't been this small since March.
What's the word on the street with regard to polarised lenses on sunglasses? Bovvered? I happened to have some polarised sheets from yonks back and thought I'd cut some eye pieces out to cover my £1 sunglasses, in readiness for holiday. A bit of a wrinkly result but nevertheless they seem to cut a bit of extra reflected glare when horizontal.
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I was in Edinburgh this morning for an interview, and was pleasantly surprised when the dank, dreary lower-level of Waverley station gave way to beautiful sunshine out in the street. It was a lovely day there.
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Ow my eyes
It's only rained once today and now there's a bright thing in the sky. My pupils haven't been this small since March.
What's the word on the street with regard to polarised lenses on sunglasses? Bovvered? I happened to have some polarised sheets from yonks back and thought I'd cut some eye pieces out to cover my £1 sunglasses, in readiness for holiday. A bit of a wrinkly result but nevertheless they seem to cut a bit of extra reflected glare when horizontal.Tags: None
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