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minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoDoes a candle really reflect light?
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoCandle fire does reflect light, that’s why it has a shadow.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnk6RoaOKM4
minus-squareCrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoYes. The flame is a cloud of gas and particulate heated to the point that it glows. It will reflect light. Just not a lot, and it’s also emitting enough light to overpower any reflected light in most conditions. And of course the candle itself reflects light.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoIt doesn’t need to reflect any light though.
minus-squaresomeacnt@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoYes, paraphene candle reflects light, unless you won’t know that it’s white
Does a candle really reflect light?
Candle fire does reflect light, that’s why it has a shadow.
Since when does fire have a shadow?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnk6RoaOKM4
Yes. The flame is a cloud of gas and particulate heated to the point that it glows. It will reflect light. Just not a lot, and it’s also emitting enough light to overpower any reflected light in most conditions.
And of course the candle itself reflects light.
It doesn’t need to reflect any light though.
Yes, paraphene candle reflects light, unless you won’t know that it’s white
I obviously mean the flame.