Sunday, December 14, 2008

Diffuse Reflection


Wow, I can not believe there are more than one type of reflection. Not only can a reflecting device be seen in a bathroom, or a car, but also when reading a book, if you shine a light, the book becomes a reflector, but not the same as a mirror. When I started reading my book, I realized that diffuse reflection was ocuring because the book is not made up of an entirely smooth surface, but instead many small fibers. This causes the light rays to bounce off of the book and head in many different angles. I never knew that physics could even be found in a house on a rainy day when playing sports is not an option. When in class, Mr. Kohara turned over the mirror and shined the laser at it, and everyone was able to see the light as the laser bounced of the back of the mirror and headed toward everyone. That was the first thing I thought back to when I began to see the light on my book.

10 comments:

shantha said...

very cool david. i like how that guy, im guessing it's the author, has the same name as you.

breland said...

i liked that book. i still can't believe theres physics involved with books.

jrbunda said...

oh my gosh. physics is just everywhere!

andrewatkinson said...

like wow

Brandon said...

That's neat how you found physics in a book, since we read so much.

kirsty4 said...

cool stuff david. before i never realized that there was soo much behind reflection.

Anonymous said...

Cool dog you got there... lol you shouldve done the journal on the diffuse reflection off your dog!

Christopher Llarenas said...

I hate that book but cool picture

Pablo Warner said...

That was a good book we read. best one we read all year in my opinion. Luckily the book has a rough surface or it would be hard to read when light shined on it.

Christopher Llarenas said...

whoa that book is rad man