Refraction Explained

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  • @karinamatos4253
    @karinamatos4253 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Speechless. 50% of my physics class in 4 minutes! Great job explaining!!!!!! Woooowww!!!!

  • @terryfries
    @terryfries 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Simply Magnificent, during classes of Physics and Science I paid little to no attention due to my lack of sleep and teachers that lacked the enthusiasm to help me find the passion for it but this video just hits the dopamine for information collected online

  • @shayaandanish5831
    @shayaandanish5831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Great content. Really don't understand why more people don't watch this stuff. You never really completely understand science at high school level and I for one really need these kinda videos to help.
    Thanks man

    • @Science_Sauce
      @Science_Sauce  4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thanks I’m glad you’ve found it so useful.

    • @cxffaye
      @cxffaye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We watched this at school but I didn’t quite understand refraction so I watched it again at home and now understand!

    • @81giorikas
      @81giorikas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Science_Sauce Fermilab posted a video that says this explanation is pretty much wrong!

  • @PouyaLucky
    @PouyaLucky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    WOW ... This is explained so nicely and clearly ! I wish I had access to this growing up, the confusing math and physics and science could have been really awesome and fun sessions ... I guess the kids today are lucky in that sense ... Keep up the great work and thanks

    • @Science_Sauce
      @Science_Sauce  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks! Glad it was so useful!

  • @GelertTierney
    @GelertTierney ปีที่แล้ว +3

    am a science teacher and my students find your videos very usefull

  • @anekashah7210
    @anekashah7210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Woah this is too good! Thank you so much!!!! The best video on this subject so far, a comprehensive, and well-explained introduction with amazing animation! Absolutely brilliant! Thank you for all that you do, it is very much appreciated. Got that "ah, I see!" moment finally.

  • @SimulatingPhysics
    @SimulatingPhysics 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    For the ones curious, I leave here a explanation of why refraction happens:
    (It can be explained as a consequence of conservation of momentum of photons)
    If in medium 1 the index of refraction is n1 and in medium 2 the index of refraction is n2 and for the definition of index of refractions and wavelength we have:
    n1 = c / v1 , v1 = λ1 * f
    n2 = c / v2 , v2 = λ2 * f
    Dividing the above equations we obtain: n2 / n1 = λ1 /λ2
    So if n2 is higher than n1, the wavelength in medium 2 is smaller than in medium 1.
    Now because the photon momentum is: p = h / λ
    Applying the conservation of momentum of the incident and transmitted photon along the parallel line of medium separation:
    p1 = p2 → h/λ1 *sin(θ1) = h/λ2 *sin(θ2) → n1 *sin(θ1) = n2 *sin(θ2)
    This is the Snell Law!!
    So the light bending is just a consequence of the conservation of momentum of photons!

    • @Wymillll
      @Wymillll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Now I’m more confused

    • @Karma-hq6zl
      @Karma-hq6zl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No one cares g 🤡

    • @anekashah7210
      @anekashah7210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! That's so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @DDvrk0
    @DDvrk0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    POV: your here cause of physics

  • @nolanmcgovern4835
    @nolanmcgovern4835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow thank you so much your car explanation was genius and really helpful to me thank you so much!

    • @mems_for_dummies
      @mems_for_dummies 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yassssss

    • @lije6858
      @lije6858 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ur profile picture is the same as a sticker I have ur famous lol

  • @hoofheartedicemelted296
    @hoofheartedicemelted296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes I have to admit, this, was good. Even I could understand it and that's not an easy thing to achieve. You have a new Subscriber sir. Thank you.

  • @hvnxxo
    @hvnxxo ปีที่แล้ว

    the analogy with the car definetly helped me understand this a lot better! thank you for the VISUAL this video is awesome

  • @Khuushiii
    @Khuushiii 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this was so helpful and in school they just dont teach it this way.have you ever considered teaching or taking classes by any chance? i think you could really help other people understand too

  • @alexfontaine6233
    @alexfontaine6233 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ive watched 4 videos on refraction and this one takes the cake. Thanks a lot

  • @nopenope6909
    @nopenope6909 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro the car example hits different for me. I love you for this. Thank you so much.

  • @bryanthornton4146
    @bryanthornton4146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does the object that the light is refracting off of get birghter the closer you get to it?

  • @kville5796
    @kville5796 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn! That's a magnificent level of detail. Thank you for sharing it.

  • @Vastafari34
    @Vastafari34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    But I thought that light always traveled at the speed of light. I thought that was an intrinsic property of light, that photons only can move at light speed. Or is that totally wrong?

  • @flxmsy
    @flxmsy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video!!! This helped me understand refraction. The car explanation was perfect!

  • @Eunos_FD3S
    @Eunos_FD3S 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do this tells me that light rays have a thickness.. cause one end of a light way must enter the new medium first then the other ends follow. How thick is a light ray?

  • @chir0pter
    @chir0pter 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So does this mean refraction is a form of diffraction, where a wavefront pivots around an object (in this case, the material interface)? What's a good way to picture how this wavefront looks then? I guess maybe if we think about a wavefront impacting a surface at an angle, the first part of the wavefront to impact will 'stop' and allow different phases of the wave to 'catch up' further down the surface; so it appears that the direction of propagation of the lines of the waves becomes more normal to the surface, and constructive/destructive interference basically recreates the waves inside the material as if they had all entered from this more-normal angle.
    so the angle of refraction is 'how far back' in the wave phase the difference in arrival times at the surface causes the wave front to be out of phase

  • @bim1537
    @bim1537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I graduated high school 14 years ago, now I'm re-studying it again. Gosh, school education is such a sham.

  • @charlesseebeck7334
    @charlesseebeck7334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    should use ya diff locks so you dont turn when ya hit the sand

  • @shabbirbarwaniwala7323
    @shabbirbarwaniwala7323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Extremely good explanation

  • @andresparedes-vincent2851
    @andresparedes-vincent2851 ปีที่แล้ว

    best video on the subject by far, thank you 🙏

  • @gsusgman795
    @gsusgman795 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was extremely informative until i saw the ending where you used a focal lense and the middle ray of light (indicent Ray) exited the same path as the incident ray but was the emergent ray why is that.

  • @cindysabina8724
    @cindysabina8724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for the amazing explanation 😄

  • @AlexSimonRiley
    @AlexSimonRiley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    POV: your science teacher sent you this for an online lesson!
    Your either on teams or zoom
    Your in year 7
    And you either understand or still don’t 👁👅👁

  • @alexczyz1475
    @alexczyz1475 ปีที่แล้ว

    I see these.. but no one ever since explains ehat happens if you open up the angle of incidence.. what affect that has on the refracted ray? Is it always the same? Does that angle change with material?

  • @tharukakarunarathne365
    @tharukakarunarathne365 ปีที่แล้ว

    That explaination is perfect. Thanks man ❤

  • @aymanhalim990
    @aymanhalim990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How to calculate the refracted ray?

  • @mohammadabdullah4531
    @mohammadabdullah4531 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great and precise explanation

  • @ahmedal-basrawi1999
    @ahmedal-basrawi1999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    excellent 👍👍👍👍👍👍
    thank you ❤️

  • @lewyboy0411
    @lewyboy0411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    People who have tae watch this fur online school 💀

  • @sorlos
    @sorlos ปีที่แล้ว

    A big genuine thank you. Now I understand!!

  • @movieonweekend
    @movieonweekend 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good example! Thank you

  • @salmakashif1859
    @salmakashif1859 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you it was a amazing explanation.

  • @MrCool0019
    @MrCool0019 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video. Explained very well!

  • @ChiefRhino_Official
    @ChiefRhino_Official 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    pov: you're in an online lessons and your science teacher sent you here

  • @irshita8773
    @irshita8773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for such an amazing explanation. 😁

  • @sophiefitz4709
    @sophiefitz4709 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you this helped me so much!!!

  • @reneilwee8126
    @reneilwee8126 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The best explanation 👌 😊

  • @zainalshibli8718
    @zainalshibli8718 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    W i have been searching to understand a long time ago W vid

  • @josskirk
    @josskirk ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good explanation

  • @captainCATfish
    @captainCATfish 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im a physics student thats been trying to wrap my head around this for a while now , and watching this I got a missive, OOOOOOOOH, moment.

  • @fannytorres1781
    @fannytorres1781 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much!!

  • @yycthomas09
    @yycthomas09 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks a lot

  • @edrobinson8248
    @edrobinson8248 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wavelngth decreaes inside the block (freq is same)

  • @IMunchCheddar
    @IMunchCheddar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i’m such a tryhard, missed a day and still trying to ahead of my class🤣

    • @account28546
      @account28546 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      how quirky of you, hehe

  • @mintfuuu8934
    @mintfuuu8934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good explanation tysm!

  • @yarshanpillay5684
    @yarshanpillay5684 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was super helpful

  • @MrWellingtonboot
    @MrWellingtonboot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks very helpful

  • @staceyaldridge5366
    @staceyaldridge5366 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s a great video 😊love this video

  • @markjoshuaares3045
    @markjoshuaares3045 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your Intro

  • @harlangleeson9496
    @harlangleeson9496 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    excellent.

  • @DanzelDangleben
    @DanzelDangleben 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks for this ...✅

  • @unclejoe5496
    @unclejoe5496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My science teache sent me this

  • @mems_for_dummies
    @mems_for_dummies 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks i understood a lot!!!

  • @neelamsinghtomar50
    @neelamsinghtomar50 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank u sir🙂

  • @matildemateus3977
    @matildemateus3977 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good

  • @rorythediv
    @rorythediv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    yes

  • @hafsausman1886
    @hafsausman1886 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yep i am

  • @Liverpool.F.CForLife
    @Liverpool.F.CForLife 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Science

  • @marcelocastillo825
    @marcelocastillo825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    drew mcintyre

  • @sosokenitra1192
    @sosokenitra1192 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally the Mystery is solved

  • @lizkiley5275
    @lizkiley5275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see You are very good

  • @77mrd
    @77mrd ปีที่แล้ว +1

    apparently, evolution "accidentally" created these complexities in our human body. eyes, etc..

  • @letsgamegamers4501
    @letsgamegamers4501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    pov: that storm happen so ur teacher sent u here

  • @mrgranola8055
    @mrgranola8055 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this was so helpfull

  • @technicell9129
    @technicell9129 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool

  • @Aaskillz_
    @Aaskillz_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Here from online class

  • @SciD1
    @SciD1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Except light is not waves. And why should the light exiting the water resume its original path, in the same angle? No explanation.

  • @checkmilu
    @checkmilu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It seems make sense but it's WRONG! You need Maxwell equation to explain why light change direction.

  • @veryfiedd
    @veryfiedd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    online class GANG

  • @niaandjyanna9460
    @niaandjyanna9460 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is so Cool

  • @cloudyellie4130
    @cloudyellie4130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    POV: your here because your teacher sent you this video for online class

  • @sleepybird5364
    @sleepybird5364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yay I understand now!

  • @JackBarker-xy8he
    @JackBarker-xy8he 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Science teacher sent me here 😭

  • @JollyScotts
    @JollyScotts 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No, this is an incorrect explanation.
    They say "...for a short period of time the other wheels continue at a faster speed"
    People, light CANNOT travel faster than the speed of light.
    The light can't just speed up on the outside while its passing into a denser medium.

    • @ChickenNuggetManCNM
      @ChickenNuggetManCNM 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think he meant faster than the light that had slowed down

  • @user-lc7yd8ok6k
    @user-lc7yd8ok6k 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My brain hurts

  • @kethankatwe2918
    @kethankatwe2918 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m learning this in grade 8 💀

  • @rubenvanarnhem116
    @rubenvanarnhem116 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    joe

  • @cherryvalenzuela8940
    @cherryvalenzuela8940 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    40 karate yaah

  • @memelady1787
    @memelady1787 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    pov: your science teacher sent you here.

  • @cherryvalenzuela8940
    @cherryvalenzuela8940 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Plastic normal 😸😺

  • @rensdewaele
    @rensdewaele 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pov je suis un kwassantje

  • @Karma-hq6zl
    @Karma-hq6zl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    POV: you’re here because of online school

  • @joeo3377
    @joeo3377 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't like the car example because most cars have differentials which prevent this behavior.

  • @alizh8678
    @alizh8678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lmaoooooooooo that’s deep

  • @samz12222
    @samz12222 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    its water not waer the T not slience

    • @4everThoughtful
      @4everThoughtful 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a capital letter at the beginning of sentences plus an apostrophe ("its" should be It's) and a "period/." at the end of the sentence. It should also be a capital t (The) and insert "is" before silent (not silence), followed by another period (.). Waer is the pronunciation in some countries/regions. Before you attempt to become a pronunciation/grammar police, please improve yourself first. You need a lot of it.

    • @urmum8778
      @urmum8778 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@4everThoughtful Wow, you're good.

  • @UntradableFX
    @UntradableFX 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Am here because apparently the earth's flat 😂

  • @benslobodzian5669
    @benslobodzian5669 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol

  • @rensdewaele
    @rensdewaele 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pov you dont understand a shit of this

  • @durosebuild
    @durosebuild 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    pov: you're in an online lessons and your science teacher sent you here

  • @KavyaCeleste
    @KavyaCeleste 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I didn’t understand this in school but thank you for this video! It helped me understand way better and now I think I’ll be fine in the test I have coming up soon.

  • @neolicemarieatillo6422
    @neolicemarieatillo6422 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you so much! All of the other videos immediately jump into the formulas and the others doesn't even scratch the surface of refraction. This video helped me so much. Thank you! I do hope you make a video about the laws of refraction soon. I really love the way you explained this. Thank you again!

  • @ThanoSalt
    @ThanoSalt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ahh finally i wasn't in on school at the day i was supposed to learn this. Now i can start 8th grade easily with no concern :D

  • @knuxuki1013
    @knuxuki1013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love how you explained and demonstrated how things work, really cool

  • @xtinction3147
    @xtinction3147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "It's called... REFRACTION"
    *beat drops

  • @theplanetruth
    @theplanetruth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you have any tutorials on mirage?

  • @cronixdv6665
    @cronixdv6665 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    YES THIS VIDEO IS GOING TO SAVE MY PHYSICS TEST SCORE