We’re going to bend light to make objects disappear. You’ll need two glass containers (one that fits inside the other), and the smaller one MUST be Pyrex. It’s okay if your Pyrex glass has markings on the side. Use cooking oil such as canola oil, olive oil, or others to see which makes yours truly disappear. You can also try mineral oil or Karo syrup, although these tend to be more sensitive to temperature and aren’t as evenly matched with the Pyrex as the first choices mentioned above.
Here’s what you need:
- two glass containers, one of which MUST be Pyrex glass
- vegetable oil (cheap canola brand is what we used in the video
Published value for light speed is 299,792,458 m/s = 186,282 miles/second = 670,616,629 mph
- sink