Sowhile a trafficlightshiningredisonething a lowlylitredsigniscompletelydifferentontopofthis, evenindaylight, oureyesareactualMostsensitiveto a yellowgreenishcolor.
その上、昼間でも、私たちの目は黄緑色に対して最も敏感なのです。
Thisisbecauseit's rightintheoverlapbetweenourredandgreenconesensitivity, peakingatabout 550 nmmakingit a perfectoptionforvisibility, butnotexactlyoneforconsistencywithredmeaningstop.
Tookthatprincipleevenfurtherwith a fullcuberetroreflectorifwetakethisandjusttalkaboutthesefirsttwomirrorshere, if I shine a laserinonesideofthatmirroritwillbounceoutattheequalandoppositeangleandthendoitagainandyoucanseeonmethislaserlooksbasicallyjustasstrongasitdidgoinginasitdoesonme.
Sowehavetotrimthatoffandthenseparatelywe'lltaketheelectoralcutoverlayfilmorsomepeoplecallitandwe'llputitthrough a frictionfedplotterwewroteSciencetokeepthis, wejustkindofgrabtheedgeandjustpushitandthenyoucanjustlifttheletteroff.
それから、エレクトリカルカット・オーバーレイフィルムを、フリクションフェッドプロッターにかけます。
Ohyoucan't.
ああ、できないんですね。
Okay, therewego.
よし、これでいいんだ。
Alright.
なるほど。
Someletterslike a willactuallyhave a littlefloatingpiecerightinthemiddle.
Now, ofcourse, if I movethelightawayfromthelens, thesignbecomeslessbright.
さて、当然ながら、光をレンズから遠ざけると、看板は明るさを失います。
Evenhere, I'm aboutsixinchesgo a littlefurtherabout a foot, youcanseehowmuchdarkerthesignisandthat's becausethecameralensoryouarenolongerthesourceandinsteadthemajorityofthelightisbouncingbackoverhere.
Sowheretheretroreflectorsactideallyunderdryconditionsassoonaswaterisontopofthem, theirrefractiveindexisloweredby a ratioof 1.33 andsothelightleavesat a differentanglesendinglessbacktothesource.
Soonthissidewehaveelementsthathave a refractiveindexof 1.9 andtheyworkwellindryconditionsandonthissidewehaveelementsthathave a 2.4 refractiveindexandworkbetterinwetconditionsandontopthey'rebothinairandonthebottomthey'rebothsubmergedinwater.
Andofcoursethebestsolutionistoinclude a mixoftheseelementsintheproduct, whetherit's thelayerputontopofpaintedlinesordirectlyintotapedlinessothatpeoplecanseethemineitherweathercondition.
Ontheleftis a wetlinewithoutwaterreflectiveelements.
左は水反射素子のないウェットライン。
Andontherightyoucanseeitwiththeseelementsandas a resultyoucanactuallyseethatlineevenintherain.
そして右側は、これらの要素を使って、結果的に雨の中でもそのラインを実際に見ることができるのです。
Sothereyouhaveit.
というわけで、これにて終了です。
Roadsignsareofficiallywaycoolerthanyouprobablyoratleastare a lotcoolerthan I everrealizedtheywerebeforemakingthisvideoandhopefully I'veconvincedyouofthattoo.
I wanttosend a hugethankyouforhavingmeatthefacilityandtoJCandgusforshowingmearoundandteachingmeandespeciallymakingmemultiplesignsthat I canbringhomebackheretotheASAPscienceheadquarters.