Cannot see heat vision of TWS through glass

[FrydSpl33n 10]

When I look through a window with TWS with heat vision on, it does not see through the window.

[KeyCat 131]

Actually glass is a pretty good blocker so it may be by design ;)

/KC

[becubed 24]

When I look through a window with TWS with heat vision on, it does not see through the window.

That's correct see here

[nodunit 397]

http://www.7b.org/images/1_car_therm_DV.gif

http://graffiti.virgin.net/ljmayes.mal/pubs/Car.jpg

http://content5.video.news.com.au/NDM_-_news.com.au/13/753/3Gduepif0T1UGY8H4xMDoxOjBrO-I4W8.jpeg

[squirrel0311 16]

Yep, thermal only sees specific wave lenghts of the light spectrum, the glass blocks the heat signature of anything on the other side because it has it's own signature.

Which is why I say we need a Muzzle Thump action that can be used for hitting people or breaking out windows.

Edited September 23, 2013 by Squirrel0311

[Tonci87 163]

You can´t see through glass with TWS IRL too.

[bonham 10]

There are special IR permeable glasses available, made from various metalloid elements except Si. But since most glasses contain Si, they are more or less complete barriers for IR light.

[max power 21]

Yep, thermal only sees specific wave lenghts of the light spectrum, the glass blocks the heat signature of anything on the other side because it has it's own signature.

That's not why. It's simply opaque to photons at that wavelength. Automotive glass and glass windows are specifically designed to block IR transmissions to help insulate the car / house. Auto glass is also semi opaque to visible light owing to its checkerboard polarization. If you've ever worn polarized glasses and looked at a car, you know what I mean.

[nodunit 397]

That's not why. It's simply opaque to photons at that wavelength. Automotive glass and glass windows are specifically designed to block IR transmissions to help insulate the car / house. Auto glass is also semi opaque to visible light owing to its checkerboard polarization. If you've ever worn polarized glasses and looked at a car, you know what I mean.

Rainbow reflection map.

[da12thMonkey 1943]

Auto glass is also semi opaque to visible light owing to its checkerboard polarization.

Car glass isn't polarised in the sense that polarised sunglasses are (i.e it isn't constructed with a polarising filter).

Rather than simply filtering out components of the light that were incident on the glass in a certain polarisation (beyond the natural filtering of horizontal light cause by surface reflection), stress patterns in the glass from the tempering process cause parts of the transmitted light to change polarisation in certain areas.

Looking at the window with polarised sunglasses shows these regions where the light transmitted through the windows has, or has not has not had its polarisation changed.

Edited September 23, 2013 by da12thMonkey

[max power 21]

I stand corrected. I guess the heat elements are checker-like or something.