Jul 18, 2005 14:37
18 yrs ago
German term
körperlose Brille
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
product description from marketing materials
Eine körperlose Brille, durch die man hindurchfassen kann! Sie sehen nur das Abbild des wirklichen Objekts, erzeugt durch einen Sphärischen Spiegel.
I can't figure out what this is supposed to be. Unfortunately there is also no further context information. Any suggestions appreciated.
I can't figure out what this is supposed to be. Unfortunately there is also no further context information. Any suggestions appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | eyeglass illusion |
Lori Dendy-Molz
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| 4 | immaterial eyeglasses |
Bogdan Burghelea
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| 3 | holographic glasses |
jccantrell
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| 3 | virtual glasses |
Ken Cox
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Proposed translations
22 mins
Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Experienced journalist and marketing pro
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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19
German term (edited):
k�rperlose Brille
Selected
eyeglass illusion
we have one of these things. You set the glasses in a shallow, bowl-shaped, mirror-coated dish, then cover it with a lid with a hole in the top that is also coated with a mirror-like finish. When viewed from the side, the glasses (or whatever object) seem to float above the bowl.
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Note added at 27 mins (2005-07-18 15:05:04 GMT)
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\"floating eyeglass illusion\"
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Note added at 29 mins (2005-07-18 15:06:49 GMT)
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See \"4. Ghostly Apparition\" here: http://www.arborsci.com/CoolStuff/cool11.htm
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Note added at 27 mins (2005-07-18 15:05:04 GMT)
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\"floating eyeglass illusion\"
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Note added at 29 mins (2005-07-18 15:06:49 GMT)
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See \"4. Ghostly Apparition\" here: http://www.arborsci.com/CoolStuff/cool11.htm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for this. The link was especially useful in getting a picture of this thing."
13 mins
Bogdan Burghelea
Romania
Romania
Native in German
Romania
Rechtsanwalt und Übersetzer
Native in: Romanian 
, German
Works in: English to German, English to Romanian, German to Romanian, and 4 more.
German term (edited):
k�rperlose Brille
immaterial eyeglasses
...komisch, auf jeden Fall...
57 mins
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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42
German term (edited):
k�rperlose Brille
holographic glasses
While you don't say this in the German, this sounds like what they are trying to provide.
My thought from the USA.
My thought from the USA.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
sylvie malich (X)
: yeah, holographic something. But can we say they are glasses if you can reach inside of it? More a frame, I think.
30 mins
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1 hr
German term (edited):
k�rperlose Brille
virtual glasses
at the risk of being confused with virtual-reality glasses...
Under the right conditions, spherical mirrors create virtual images, which means images that can be viewed but cannot be projected onto a screen. And of course you can 'reach through' such images without disturbing them (since they aren't actually 'there' where they appear to be).
It's a bit hard to imagine exactly how this effect is being used in the context in question; perhaps a semi-silvered mirror is used, so the user can also see through it.
sample ref:
[DOC] Physics 102 Saeid Rahimi
An important parameter of a spherical mirror is its radius of curvature. ...How is a real image distinguished from a virtual image? ...
www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/people/faculty/chavez/P102/P102sp...
Under the right conditions, spherical mirrors create virtual images, which means images that can be viewed but cannot be projected onto a screen. And of course you can 'reach through' such images without disturbing them (since they aren't actually 'there' where they appear to be).
It's a bit hard to imagine exactly how this effect is being used in the context in question; perhaps a semi-silvered mirror is used, so the user can also see through it.
sample ref:
[DOC] Physics 102 Saeid Rahimi
An important parameter of a spherical mirror is its radius of curvature. ...How is a real image distinguished from a virtual image? ...
www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/people/faculty/chavez/P102/P102sp...
Discussion
Remember those novelty objects that gave you an illusion of a 3D object inside of it? That's what I think it is. Not eyeglasses, but a frame (you know, Brille: toilet seat), admit guessing.