Bass In Your Face
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Long time reader, first time poster. Definitely NOT a flat earther.
I am looking to create a simple experiment that just shows a sun/moon reflecting correctly on a curved surface, so it is mimicking the reflections from water on a globe. I have reflective tape (I don't actually know what it's called, it's from my shop) and I covered a long piece of cardboard with it. The idea is simple: bend the cardboard, film a quick full moon rising and setting.. however the flat cardboard I covered with reflective tape, is reflecting the light only in one direction instead of symmetrically.
I am wondering, do I just need different material? I just want it to be as close to water as possible for objectivity.
The cardboard is laying flat in those images, but if it weren't, I'd get the same reflection no matter how I curved it.
I am looking to create a simple experiment that just shows a sun/moon reflecting correctly on a curved surface, so it is mimicking the reflections from water on a globe. I have reflective tape (I don't actually know what it's called, it's from my shop) and I covered a long piece of cardboard with it. The idea is simple: bend the cardboard, film a quick full moon rising and setting.. however the flat cardboard I covered with reflective tape, is reflecting the light only in one direction instead of symmetrically.
I am wondering, do I just need different material? I just want it to be as close to water as possible for objectivity.
The cardboard is laying flat in those images, but if it weren't, I'd get the same reflection no matter how I curved it.