“The surface of frosted glass is etched so that it scatters light when it hits this rough surface. The glue on the tape fills in any irregularities, letting the light pass through with much less scattering (notice, the image is still not perfect).”
Why does scotch tape make frosted glass transparent?
Posted on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 under Miscellaneous
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You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.
Damn iPhone users, the video is in portrait. FLIP it.
that was a really, really gay comment. seriously weak.
i wonder if it’s transparent through the other side.
it would make sense if it was
I don’t think so, since the light is modified on your side and not the other.. But I’m no expert. Would be cool though if it worked that way.
Do you have any scientific basis at all for that claim?
The man said that the glue filled in all gaps in the frosted glass, therefore making it effectively a regular glass window.
What’s fascinating is that the glue on the tape has a similar refractive index to the frosted glass therefore allowing such an effect to occur.
Yes, and the said glue filling in all the irregularities are only on one side. Unless you know the specific pattern of the etches cut, it’s not unfeasible to guess that the effect only works one way.
After all, the person looking at you from the other side has no tape to fill in the irregularities, so the light hitting from that side is still refracted.
This is to complicated for me… its a one way thing……..?
No frosted glass is only frosted on one side so yes its transparent for both sides
The scotch tape absorbs the moist on the glass, however, I’m still a dumbass because I’m gay.
your dumbass cuz your a fuckn total fuckn retard!!!moist on the glass? stfu idoit!
i liked the part where the baby ate that shotgun blast
which song it was?
Mind=blown.
Will have to try this on the neighbors bathroom window.
hahaha damn someone mentioned it before me
Fake.
MacGruber came up with this trick
This one is sure to get you laid.
Same damn thing. What the hell? I posted this as a response to the geek who was leaving the same message on each video saying he was going to post this on some dumbass website…and then it disappears! What’s up with that?
your an idiot.
stfu