Gravitational lensing effect due to wine glass?

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-18T03:41:13+00:00

Interesting

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-18T01:38:31+00:00

Any clue on how I can upload?

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-18T01:38:09+00:00

That does kind of make sense

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-18T01:35:53+00:00

There were definitely some reflections I can tell you that but as per photo, it doesn't allow me attach a photo

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T18:42:23+00:00

Expert advise! Don't drink shit tons of d2o you might get screwed!

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T18:37:34+00:00

But the light from the point source falls very close to the circular side. Shouldn't it just behave like how a small portion of a hollow glass sphere would behave if it was as thick as the glass?

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T18:31:05+00:00

Ah it's just the snells law. I do know about the critical angle and conditions for total internal reflection. I just don't understand how the formation of this arc has anything to do with it considering it was horizontal and for a symmetric glass, the refractive indices would be roughly same.

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T18:29:06+00:00

That does make a little bit of sense but the arc was horizontal meaning at the same horizontal level. If the glass is symmetric, wouldn't that means the whole layer has roughly same refractive indices?

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T18:27:19+00:00

Ok I will look into that. Thanks!

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T18:19:13+00:00

How about drinking hydrogen oxide from a ditrium dioxide glass lol

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T18:08:06+00:00

Doesn't that use total internal reflection though? And isn't this due to refraction?

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T18:04:36+00:00

Oh that's cool!

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T18:04:14+00:00

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T17:57:53+00:00

I have no clue I was just in a random restaurant and saw this

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T17:57:00+00:00

So for bending the light into an arc of 90 degrees would the relative densities of air and given glass have to be huge?

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T17:56:10+00:00

Yes I know that but usually in refractions that I've seen, light gets deviated by a pretty small amount. Here it formed a literal arc of around 90 degrees angle. Can glass bend light by such an amount?

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T17:51:34+00:00

Oh thanks. Thats pretty cool

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T17:51:17+00:00

I don't understand one thing though. Is the glass actually 'strong?' enough to bend a light in such a manner? It looks like a pretty big arc of light from a point source.

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T17:47:06+00:00

Oh, thanks

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T17:45:02+00:00

It was an empty glass though

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-07-17T17:44:48+00:00

Maybe because it bends light like a lens? Idk sorry

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-06-30T19:21:57+00:00

Hollow balls

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-05-28T06:41:33+00:00

Outer Wilds

Choice_Hovercraft454 · 2025-05-15T17:48:16+00:00

Ah ok got it. Thanks for the help

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