See in 2 Directions at Once with Beamsplitters!

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[@cool_dude_like_really]

I think we can visualize and orient ourselves better in multiple spacial dimensions with this sort of overlapping images

[@jacobs5057]

Those would be perfect glass for driving

[@edmundoptics]

As long as you don't think that an object being shown from a different direction is really in front of you or vice versa!

[@aquagrip6876]

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[@Joak1mmm]

🤯🤯🤯

[@edmundoptics]

Yeah they're pretty wild!

[@CarlosToscanoOchoa]

Wow, wait a second... is this what was used in Google glass?

[@edmundoptics]

Yeah Google Glass used beamsplitters to project virtual images over your actual field of view! A lot of augmented reality devices use optics like this

[@tejeshwvardhan1165]

Cost?

[@edmundoptics]

$179 to more than $1k USD depending on the size, coating, and surface quality!

[@validgaming3234]

bro how much does it cost i want it under 12 dollars

[@navintripathi8944]

Well this is a PBS right..!!

[@aarondaniel4020]

Can you make pink floyd logo with it

[@edmundoptics]

No not with these, but you can with a prism! If you have a triangular block of glass, different colors entering it would be bent at slightly different angles. That makes the Pink Floyd logo