Have you ever thought about what kind of optics those cheap plastic glasses use to make movies 3D? It has to do with circular polarization of electromagnetic waves (otherwise known as light). The physics is actually pretty cool. ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS How Do Polarized Sunglasses Work?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ew1J0PY-M What the HECK is Light?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2-UJAEJzcc ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Sixty Symbols on 3D Glasses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oh3lXR5PE Sixty Symbols on 3D Glasses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quoySiCVFfw Physics Girl on 3D Glasses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc_LWVS3WR4 ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE PATRONS ** Morgan Williams, Rick Finn, Nikko Lai, Daniel Bahr, Andrew Goodrich, Nicholas Ursa, Evgeny Ivanov, Preston From ** ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum/ ________________________________ OTHER SOURCES http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/phyopt/polclas.html http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/phyopt/quarwv.html http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/phyopt/biref.html https://spie.org/publications/fg05_p07-09_polarization_ellipse?SSO=1 ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS 3D Glasses - LS Greger, HiTek 142857, Billy Hansen, Tibor Danilics, MrHighvolt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ew1J0PY-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ew1J0PY-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ew1J0PY-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ew1J0PY-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ew1J0PY-M Stress Points - stellarfirefly, Smug Anime Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ew1J0PY-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ew1J0PY-M ________________________________ IMAGE CREDITS Leo Getz: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-37T3BLQ9g1A/UW7gFYd63-I/AAAAAAAAE2c/HBiKYM78LkY/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/Leo_Getz.jpg Justin Timberlake: http://www.andpop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Capture.jpg