Polaroid: A Chemical, Mechanical and Optical Miracle

Polaroid film and cameras are some of the most innovative and impressive products ever sold to the public. Now, many think of them as glorified toys but that couldn't be further from the truth. This is the story of an almost impossible vision, and how Polaroid instant film came back from the brink of extinction. Twice. Github repo with the project files here: https://github.com/lambdaBoost/polaro... Many thanks to Ben for assistance with sources and some suggestions: https://bsky.app/profile/c222.bsky.so... Sources available here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dse023... SX-70 model used modified from original work here: "Polaroid XS70 modeled by Gabriel Ozga" (https://skfb.ly/ovBqB) by Mixed8ananas is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b.... Music used (song is appropriately titled 'Happy Shopping'):    • Universal Commercial Tunes: Vol. 2 (ROYALT...   And thanks to Patreon member Shirokami for buying and shipping the Xray film to me at very short notice! 00:00 Intro 00:27 The many forms of Polaroid 05:42 Black and White Photography 12:17 Black and White Instant Film 19:42 Color Instant Film (peel apart) 29:01 How to make peel apart film at home 46:30 Integral color film (the SX-70) 1:00:42 My SX-70 1:09:22 Saving Polaroid 1:14:04 The World Looks White