Poisson's (Arago's) Spot was meant as ridicule, and ultimately became one of the...

		ISL on March 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Einstein’s ‘spooky action at a distance’: 10,000 t... Poisson's (Arago's) Spot was meant as ridicule, and ultimately became one of the definitive experiments to justify the wave theory of light: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arago_spot Amaze your friends! Shoot light through steel ball bearings with a laser pointer.