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    Optical effect seen on a bus: mirrored screen shows different colors

    So i went on this bus again the other day, and the 'rainbow'effect did not occur. I have included two pics, the top one showing the mirror image (with the same blue colors as the original) , and the bottom one showing the actual monitor. The monitor itself does not show very different coloring...
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    Optical effect seen on a bus: mirrored screen shows different colors

    Having said that (see previous post), i have noticed this effect of recoloring of monitors too, when you look at them from an angle, but the angle needs to be very sharp, usually less than 10 degrees or so. And i was sitting in the middle of the bus, at perhaps 6 to 8 meters from the screen, in...
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    Optical effect seen on a bus: mirrored screen shows different colors

    Interesting point, this may be well the case. I shall check next time i am on the bus, as i take it regularly, maybe twice a month. And wandering around the bus is no problem. I'll take a picture of the screen. Besides, to enter the bus you have to pass underneath it. I'll also check if the...
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    Optical effect seen on a bus: mirrored screen shows different colors

    Hello Physics People, i was on bus 59 lately and i noticed a typical optical effect. There is a monitor/screen in the front of the bus that lists the current and coming stops and updates when you pass one. Its colour scheme is was blue/lightblue/white (see first picture). But when i looked at...
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