The Science Asylum | How Do Polarized Sunglasses Work?! @ScienceAsylum | Uploaded 6 years ago | Updated 9 minutes ago
Many of us have polarized sunglasses, but how does an optical polarizer actually block light? It has to do with the polarization of electromagnetic waves and the vibration of atoms in transparent solids.
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GussTheRabbit - Photons:
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