MacGyver Schlieren Imaging

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Channel: Nick Moore (NIK282K) · 2012 · Science & Technology

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This setup lets you view changes in the density of air due to heat without an expensive parabolic mirror that most schlieren setups use. This Schlieren setup uses no mirrors or retroflective materials only easy to find lenses.

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