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2 Aug 2024 06:16:55 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Brute force rendering  
From: Roman Reiner
Date: 26 Feb 2008 09:55:00
Message: <web.47c427256d8b2453899afcd0@news.povray.org>
"Severi Salminen" <not### [at] hereinvalid> wrote:
> > > Are you sure?  A watersurface seems a lot more reflective from underneath
> > > the water than from above the water. Could be an optical illusion though.
> > >
> > > <snip>
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_internal_reflection
>
> We were not talking about total internal reflections, but normal specular
> reflections. I have the impression that they happen about equally to both
> directions.

I know that the discussion was about 'normal' reflection. I was only referring
to the post by Zeger Knaepen since total internal reflection is what's making
up the phenomenon he's describing in his post.

Regards Roman


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