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minus-squarewolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoYet another way this is wrong: the primary cause of the adamantine lustre of diamonds is refraction. Any old hunk of metal can reflect light.
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoIsn’t it caused by internal reflection? That, by definition, is what happens when the light doesn’t refract out of the diamond.
Yet another way this is wrong: the primary cause of the adamantine lustre of diamonds is refraction. Any old hunk of metal can reflect light.
Isn’t it caused by internal reflection? That, by definition, is what happens when the light doesn’t refract out of the diamond.