August 19, 2026
New Video! The Wavy Window Paradox
Hi Everyone,
A bit like our last video, this is a fun look at something we are all familiar with - yet perhaps don't fully appreciate - and this time, it's windows.
Every day we look through windows of all kinds of shapes and sizes, and every time our view is pretty much perfect (well, so long as the window is clean!).
Yet, the reflections on these very same windows are pretty much always wobbly and curved - so what's going on?
What I found most interesting about this question, is that the image DOES get distorted when it is passing through a window - but then gets perfectly restored back to the original image as it comes out the other side.
All the examples in the video were filmed by myself and Henry.
Enjoy!
Josh
MinutePhysics Producer