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July 23, 2009 by Geeks are Sexy | 10 commentsOk, we have a big forehead scratcher for you today dear readers… Why does Scotch tape make frosted glass transparent?
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My guess is, and im no scientest, is the glue from the scotch tape smooths out the surface when the tape is stuck onto it, filling the pours on the glass and causing it to become clear.
now excuse me while i go scotch tape up the shower…
I would agree with dustin. Frosted glass is really just pitted on a very small scale, causing light to diffuse in all directions from the surface – kind of light microscopic prisms. The glue on the tape would unify the surface, i.e. it would fill in all the pits/bumps and bring them to nearly the same level, allowing something closer to the normal light transmission thru glass.
Make a ray diagram, sillies.
To make ray diagram you need to know the properties of the surfaces, and is exactly what the guys are discussing here, silly.
Fake.
I kid.
Cool, though.
whatever it is, its fucking awesome
would it work if the frosted part is on the other side?
@twrntg
Probably not. Because if you put it on the other side of the glass, it would no longer be in contact with the side that needs to be affected as others above have described. It would be like trying to scratch the silver off from the *front* of the mirror.
Now what we need is giant scotch tape, to deal with ripple glass. Hmm… perhaps not so difficult- some kind of gell with similar refractive index to glass, in a pad with a stiff, clear film on one side.
All it does is turn the matted surface smooth. The refraction, internal reflection is more uniform. I assume that the glass is frosted on only one side.