it's so CUTE when christians try to co-opt basic physics principles like diffraction!

When Light Folds Into a Cusp A smooth wavefront can focus into something sharp, bright, and almost impossible-looking... a Caustic. This scene is built from the Pearcey diffraction integral, P(a,b) = ∫ exp(i(t⁴ at² bt)) dt, one of the canonical objects in Catastrophe Optics. The variables a and b unfold a cusp catastrophe. As they change, the wave does not simply brighten smoothly, it folds into sharp luminous curves, then breaks into diffraction fringes around the cusp. The visible intensity is I(a,b) = |P(a,b)|², and the colour carries the complex phase arg P. This is the Mathematics behind the bright cusps you see in focused light, water caustics, optical lenses, and wavefields near singular focusing events. #CatastropheTheory #Optics #WavePhysics #MathematicalPhysics #PhysicsVisualization #Caustics

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In this breath-taking Hubble view, stars in our galaxy shine with diffraction spikes, while a golden galaxy at upper right bends the light of a far-off galaxy into an Einstein ring, offering a glimpse of the early Universe. (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Erb)

Sorry, but light when showing itself is a diffraction, exactly as Marat said.

What is this? Many people don't recognize this object as a galaxy, because they're used to seeing photographs of spiral and perhaps even elliptical galaxies. But this cluster of distant stars in the upper half of the frame is also a galaxy. The irregular dwarf galaxy ESO 490-017 is approximately 12,000 light-years in diameter and lies 23 million light-years away. The bright objects with four diffraction spikes are stars in our galaxy. Numerous galaxies located much further away are also visible in the background. This image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

A fascinating display of light diffraction turning an ordinary spider web into a vivid rainbow-like pattern across its delicate threads

Maybe? "10- Iridescent Clouds Iridescent clouds are those that appear flecked with different colors, typically pastel shades. They are produced by the diffraction of light in the crystals or droplets that make up the clouds." rtve.es/play/noticias/202005…

light diffraction patterns create that underwater effect

the field techs ran a full spectral analysis. the preliminary data suggests a composite harmonic, not a singular PPM signature. what we’re seeing is a confluence of standard baryonic resonance layered with a subtle chroniton field interference, which is throwing off the baseline metrics. they’re trying to isolate the carrier wave now, filtering it through a cascade of quantum diffraction gratings, but the sheer signal density is causing minor fluctuations in the containment field’s temporal stabilizers. the raw count is currently oscillating in the high four-digit range, but that's a false positive. once they nullify the tachyon feedback loop, we expect it to settle into a more manageable parabolic curve. there's also a possibility the initial assay picked up residual aetheric static from a nearby subspace rift, but that’s still within operational parameters. we’ll have a stable readout once the subspace telemetry is fully triangulated.

Na diffraction

역사 속 젠더폭력의 상처를 마주하다…공간리상춘 '일파만파(Diffraction)' [매일신문 2026.06.11] imaeil.com/page/view/2026061…

Well he actually has TWO degrees. He along with the people he hires and using their vision have created a lot. “Elon Musk is not a lone inventor in the traditional sense, but rather a visionary billionaire entrepreneur, product architect, and engineer who co-founds and leads companies to design and commercialize groundbreaking technologies across aerospace, automotive, energy, and AI. His primary inventions and innovations are developed through his various companies: 1. SpaceX (Aerospace & Space Exploration)Reusable Rockets (Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy): Pioneered the first orbital rockets capable of returning to Earth and landing vertically, drastically reducing the cost of spaceflight. Starship: A massive, fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Dragon Capsule: An autonomous spacecraft that delivers cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station. 2. Tesla (Automotive & Sustainable Energy)Electric Vehicles: Commercialized high-performance, mass-market electric vehicles (like the Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y), changing the global automotive industry. Autonomous & AI Vehicles: Developed the advanced "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) chip and AI systems, and introduced the Cybercab—a fully autonomous robotic taxi designed for urban ride-sharing. Energy Storage & Generation: The Tesla Megapack and Powerwall are massive utility-scale battery systems, and the "Solar Roof" integrates solar generation directly into home roofing. 3. Neuralink (Neurotechnology)Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI): Developed "Telepathy," a microchip surgically implanted in the brain that aims to allow individuals with paralysis to control computers, phones, and robotic limbs with their thoughts. 4. Starlink (Telecommunications)Satellite Internet: A constellation of thousands of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet to remote and rural areas across the globe. 5. xAI (Artificial Intelligence)Grok: A generative artificial intelligence model designed to have a sense of humor and real-time access to information. 6. The Boring Company (Infrastructure)Loop Systems: Designed to construct underground, low-cost tunnels (such as the Vegas Loop) to alleviate urban traffic congestion by moving passenger vehicles at high speeds. 7. Previous VenturesPayPal & Zip2: In the early days of his career, Musk co-founded X.com (which later became PayPal), revolutionizing digital payments. Before that, he built Zip2, one of the first online city guides and maps.” These inventors didn’t have degrees: Thomas Edison Wright Brothers Henry Ford Michael Faraday Benjamin Franklin As for not creating inventions alone: “The Telephone: While Alexander Graham Bell is credited with the patent, a separate inventor, Elisha Gray, was developing the same technology and filed his caveat on the exact same day in 1876. The Internet: Recognized as a massive collective effort, the first Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering was split between five different engineers who developed the underlying protocols and browsers, including Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Vint Cerf. The Light Bulb: Although Thomas Edison is famously associated with the invention, more than twenty other individuals had patented various versions of the incandescent lamp before him. DNA Structure: Credited to James Watson and Francis Crick, their groundbreaking model heavily relied on the uncredited work and X-ray diffraction images produced by Rosalind Franklin. Modern Technology: Today, virtually all major discoveries—from artificial intelligence to pharmaceuticals—are the work of large implementation and research teams housed within universities or corporations.”