The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoEver wanted to see a human hand under a microscope?lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1748arrow-down119
arrow-up1729arrow-down1external-linkEver wanted to see a human hand under a microscope?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareSmuuthbrane@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoI always thought I’d be able to see more hand, not less.
minus-squarefossphi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoYou need a macroscope for that, common mistake
minus-squareTrafficone@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThis is because the microscope blocks photons. OP should use a gamma camera or x-ray to see through the microscope body.
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoBut microscopes does work by making you see less of the whole thing, but instead filling your vision with the little part of the thing you see.
I always thought I’d be able to see more hand, not less.
You need a macroscope for that, common mistake
This is because the microscope blocks photons. OP should use a gamma camera or x-ray to see through the microscope body.
But microscopes does work by making you see less of the whole thing, but instead filling your vision with the little part of the thing you see.