Re: bending light

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From: Brion G. Patterson
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 1995 17:20

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A student told me that a beam of blue light bends left when
shone through a jar of water, but bends right when shone
through the same jar with salad oil.  This seems to me only
possible if salad oil has an index of refraction greater than
that of glass.. Any ideas?
-Brion

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