• FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I don’t know shit about this, but some quick searching says that an air bubble would work better than glass as a lens underwater. The difference in refractive index is what creates the magnification effect:

    Air: 1

    Water: 1.3325

    Glass: 1.52 (clear soda lime glass)

    So .19 difference between water/glass, and .33 difference between air/water, making air/water the better magnifier.

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      2 days ago

      but glass is a solid object which means you will have a more constant refraction.

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      2 days ago

      They don’t usually use that kinda glass as a lens for those purposes.

      That said, I wonder what material lens would be better in water.