weird lens effect from an old laptop screen

[@IamGumbyy]

Hey Steve, I believe this effect is caused by a portal into a separate reality where we all behave in nearly the exact same way except in a slightly different position. Hope this helps!

[@SteveMouldShorts]

Well I laughed out loud, and that helps

[@netroy]

from what I understand, these are some kind of "fresnel" lenses to disperse the backlight before it hits the diffuser layer. the two layers make the backlight look like it's placed at infinity. It's optical magic, and it's definitely an interesting topic for a full-length video.

[@SteveMouldShorts]

Ohhh, that makes sense

[@csn583]

"What is ...why?" This demands a full video investigation!

[@lambertbrother1628]

You can remove this part from your laptop screen and fit it into glasses, and only you will be able to see your screen

[@tomgidden]

Is it a Fresnel-style diffuser for a CCFL-based backlight? Less intense than LED, so getting an even spread of illumination from the tubes requires more than just shoving it into a milky-translucent layer.

[@SapioTV]

is this a glimpse into the multiverse?

[@danielkerr2298]

Isn't that a privacy filter film? Some laptops have them so the screen can only be read from straight in front of the screen, someone off to the side cant read the details.

[@flintytheraccbold]

I actually found one of these and am using it in a project

[@thelegalsystem]

I have no idea how this happens, but I think it might be done to improve the viewing angle of the screen?

[@Sinnistering]

This looks similar to the ludor's lens from NightHawkInLight's video "A Real Life Invisibility Cloak" (or something). Not quite the same, as it doesn't seem to have the same linear diffusing thing, but I would imagine it's a similar thing. If you can find another, placing them atop each other and seeing if you can observe any of the moray effect should help with determining the structure.

[@X3r0.]

This makes me want to take apart my old laptop haha 😂

[@cslloyd1]

Oooo ooo… I know how it works…. Technology!

[@drsonaligupta75]

Thats pretty cool!

[@srivatsajoshi4028]

Damn you're uploading a lot of shorts

[@davidalearmonth]

I feel like your shorts may be slowly devolving. :P

[@TehMuNjA]

nay! this is a progressive evolution into the truly mysterious

[@zacharydefeciani7890]

This looks cgi almost