See stress patterns (in transparent things) without (extra) polarizers!

See stress patterns (in transparent things) without (extra) polarizers!

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A bit of spontaneous accidental physics! I just put my glasses on top of my tablet, and noticed a stress pattern!

You usually get this if you place a (transparent) object between two polarizers. Here, the light is being polarized by 1) the monitor, 2) reflecting from the tablet.







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