Glitter Cream

May 31, 2019 • 11:28 PM UTC

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craigw97

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This sample is interesting due to the jagged edges around the particles. Although this probably helps with light diffraction, one doesn’t feel those edges when they put the cream on their hand. Comparing this to salt, one does feel the coarseness of the salt but not those glitter particles. Must be a difference in size.
This sample was collected at 3:36Am on 5/31/19 in Blacker dining hall.
This sample was imaged by cleaning the glass slide and slide cover with a cue-tip. The glitter was then placed onto the slide, and the cover was taped down to prevent the sample from moving around. The foldoscope was then rested onto a phone that was displaying a white background and a second phone was used to record the image. The phone was used over ambient light so that a more precise light control could be used. The magnification of the foldoscope was changed until the picture was clearly in focus. A photo was then taken of the specimen.
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