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Optics Facts


A rainbow’s arc is always about 42° from the anti-solar point
Total internal reflection guides fiber-optic internet
Diffraction lets light bend around edges
Brewster’s angle makes reflections vanish for one polarization
Polarized sunglasses cut glare from horizontal surfaces
White light is a mix of many wavelengths
Lasers can cool atoms to near absolute zero

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