How Do Polarized Sunglasses Work?

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The useful glare-blocking properties of polarized sunglasses are well-known to just about anyone who goes outside. What isn't so well-known is how they reduce glare in the first place. That answer is deceptively complicated! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, Tim Curwick, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.rp-photonics.com/brewsters_angle.html https://www.edmundoptics.com/resources/application-notes/optics/introduction-to-polarization/ https://physics.tutorvista.com/waves/transverse-waves.html http://users.physics.harvard.edu/~schwartz/15cFiles/Lecture14-Polarization.pdf https://www.sunglasswarehouse.com/blog/what-are-polarized-sunglasses/ https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/sunglass6.htm http://galileo.phys.virgin

Published 2018-08-11 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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