Re: [Vo]:Stationary Fresnel and the Pheonix Bar

[Mike Carrell]

The bar has a corner reflector, very old hat. Its interesting property is to 
reflect incident radiation back to it source, regrdless of the direction of 
incidence. In yout experience, you eye is effectively a "source". Corner 
reflectors are standard equipment for sea survival, for it will appear 
extremely bright to any radar scans. It will refelct sunlight back the sun, not 
to a local collector. 

Mike Carrell
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  There is a bar I frequent in Johnstown PA, the Pheonix.  In this bar they 
have two large mirrors that meet in a corner. They come together at 90 degrees. 
 No matter how I move about my image always appears at the place where the two 
mirrors meet.  I move left and right and there I am in the middle.  It makes my 
shoulders look really broad.  Its amazing.  I can't explain it.

  Perhaps if I could understant it better I could make a lenz that always 
concentrates light on the same point independent upon the light source's 
position.

  Still amazed.  Drinking does not clear the mystery up.  

  Frank Z

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