Display goes goofy when upside down

Whenever my ipod isn't laying face up and flat (or is face up and flat anywhere near the sun and/or heat) the screen goes wacky...I can read it but it's got weird colors on it. It always returns to normal with time but it's really weird. what causes that to happen and is it normal?

Maybe you're just seeing the polarization effect?
You know the kind of thing, like when you look at a car windscreen through Polaroid sunglasses and you see all the different colours.
The iPod screen can produce this effect when viewed from certain angles, especially in bright sunlight.

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