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Pedrao_zao OP t1_j9q7u9w wrote

Right?? Its imersion oil for microscope so i think it has the same refraction as glass

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Yeesusman t1_j9qdp85 wrote

Yep, index matching oil. We use it all day every day at my job hahaha. My bottles have labels though so I canโ€™t see the effect like yours. Nice!

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Milnoc t1_j9rc3f7 wrote

That's correct! This exact phenomenon was a question in the Gaki no Tsukai's New Year's Batsu Scientists special and included a demonstration with a glass submerged in salad oil. The glass vanished!

"It's a science!" ๐Ÿ˜

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TheBatemanFlex t1_j9tidns wrote

You're not supposed to agree! That was a trap! Don't you know where we are?!

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