Kinetica · A Lab of Motion

One beam of light

A dark table with a single beam of light shooting across it. It travels slowly, so you can really watch where it goes — and watch what happens when something gets in its way.

Glass makes it bend

Drop a block of glass in the way and the beam bends as it crosses in. Tilt it far enough and the light can't get out at all — it gets trapped inside and bounces back.

A mirror makes it bounce

A mirror sends the beam straight back off at the same slant it came in. Turn the mirror and you can aim the bounce — like a pool shot made of light.

A lens gathers it

A lens pulls many beams together into one bright dot — the focus. It's the trick inside a magnifying glass, a camera, and your own eye.

Play, then learn why

Aim the beam to reach the small target — that's the game. Or just play and watch. When you want to know why the light did that, tap 🔬. The science comes only when you ask.

A Lab of Motion

The Light Table.

Watch — aim the light and see what it does.
Beam tilt35°
Tilt the beam toward the glass surface.
Mirror turn
The Glass
Watch · the beam bends in the glass
angle in35°
angle out59°
resultescapes
Aim the light, then send it.
glass · tilt the beam