Ladder

Total internal reflection — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. 020406080020406080incident angle (degrees)critical angle 41.8°beyond this, nothing emergesdashed: no bending at all

    The angle past which light cannot leave

    Snell's law asks for the sine of an angle greater than one, and no such angle exists. What happens instead is a perfect mirror made out of nothing but a change of speed.

    rung 1 · optics

All ladders