Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn how to see invisible air currents with this amazing optical setup! Materials list and instructions on our website: sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Photo_p027/photography-digital-photography-video/shadowgraphs-and-schlieren-images?ytid=_xBJaRGnCME&ytsrc=description

Excellent explanation of the physics behind Schlieren images by a physics professor from @AllThingsPhysicsYouTube : videos about schlieren images: youtu.be/GCloRHSyaGU

videos by @veritasium :

youtu.be/4tgOyU34D44

youtu.be/K7pQsR8WFSo

image credits:

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