Timeline for Difference between white and reflective objects?
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| Oct 17 at 16:38 | answer | added | Charles | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 29, 2023 at 5:27 | vote | accept | 44yu5h | ||
| Apr 26, 2023 at 15:32 | comment | added | Stevan V. Saban | As an apology I offer this: engineering.mit.edu/engage/ask-an-engineer/…. | |
| Apr 26, 2023 at 15:23 | comment | added | Stevan V. Saban | I checked the spectral reflectance curves for white paints and you are correct so I'm deleting my answer. | |
| Apr 26, 2023 at 14:52 | comment | added | 44yu5h | @StevanV.Saban Thanks for replying. I don't think that's what happens. Because as it is stated "white reflects all the visible light" and so does a polished metal. Except if there is some other component of light we are missing? | |
| Apr 26, 2023 at 14:33 | comment | added | Solomon Slow | Oops! Deleted my previous comment. Thought maybe it wasn't really pertinent to your question. Sorry. | |
| Apr 26, 2023 at 14:32 | comment | added | 44yu5h | @SolomonSlow Yes i partly agree but if you look at the other side of the coin.. howsoever the texture of the metal is it doesn't look like white (it poorly reflects the reflection of objects in front of it) | |
| Apr 26, 2023 at 14:29 | answer | added | mmesser314 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 26, 2023 at 13:50 | comment | added | 44yu5h | @Codename47 Thanks for replying. I've added the images. I'm talking of the appearance in general. Why does the mirror looks so natural but not a white surface if they do something very similar (reflect light) | |
| Apr 26, 2023 at 13:48 | history | edited | 44yu5h | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 26, 2023 at 13:20 | comment | added | Codename 47 | Could you provide some examples of polished white surfaces which are not reflective, and rough silver surfaces that do not turn white? That might make it clearer whether you are talking about reflectivity or color. | |
| Apr 26, 2023 at 13:07 | history | edited | 44yu5h | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Apr 26, 2023 at 13:00 | history | asked | 44yu5h | CC BY-SA 4.0 |