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Re:Humans can sense the polarization of light with the naked... by throwaway_97 on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @01:46AM (#9850008)
Wait I think I do.. Can't say for sure but they look like two small yellow marbles stacked vertically. What can I say about the polarization of my lcd?
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Re:Humans can sense the polarization of light with the naked... by tjohns on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @02:48AM (#9850159)
Yup, that's them. It should look like this, only _much_ fainter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haidinger's_brush

(The blue part is a bit harder to see than the yellow.)

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Re:Humans can sense the polarization of light with the naked... by mikepurvis on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @02:29PM (#9853699)
That's a helpful reference. I definitely see it on a 2014 rMBP.
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