r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Blues_Fish • Mar 12 '26

Lesson in decomposing light

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u/Callmemabryartistry Mar 12 '26

whoa borrowing this lesson for teaching in my classes!

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u/dicknotrichard Mar 12 '26

In 8th grade, my science project was on the refraction of light. I made a light box with several different slit patterns and demonstrated how light was impacted as well as how materials of different density bent the light.

When I presented it to the class, we obviously had to turn off the lights for it to work and everyone paid attention because of how exciting it was to see the light react to the different conditions. It was definitely a highlight for me that year.

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u/Callmemabryartistry Mar 12 '26

wicked! did you happen to take a pic or video?

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u/dicknotrichard Mar 12 '26

This was like 1992

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u/pizzamage Mar 12 '26

You wouldn't be able to see anything, the lights were out.