Monday, October 14, 2013

Vampires, no reflection

Vampires, those mystical human looking creatures, that kill their pray by sucking their blood have been studied for centuries and described differently in myths, legends, books of all sorts and even movies. Even though vampire fans have observed recurring traits described in most of those stories as being really quick, really strong but also males having a beard, females not wearing lots of make up. And that would be because vampires don't have a reflection. That is one of the trait inherited that makes them such a dangerous predator. But scientifically speaking, how is it possible that their reflection does not show up in places such as windows? First one should know the difference between a polarized light and a non natural . A natural light is a light that goes in no specific direction, it goes everywhere as normal daylight. A polarized light is the result of two perpendicular natural light, that forms a light that is concentrated in one specific direction. We have discovered while studying light that if a light arrives on a window already polarized the reflection is greatly diminished. If the vampires had cells that had the capacity two direct the light sent back at them, exactly like the sepia officinalis, then their reflection would barely be.

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