Strange thing... is it just me?

Ok... I'm wondering if anyone could try this out for me and provide an explanation. It's not a big deal, but I'd like to know what is going on.
1. Grab a pair of sunglasses, put them aside, don't wear them.
2. Hold phone in normal portrait position and look at your home screen (any screen will do but I want us to do the same thing).
3. Now, paying attention to brightness, while still viewing the home screen, turn the iPhone to landscape position and note if anything happened.
4. Repeat steps 2-3 but while wearing the sunglasses.
Anybody notice anything odd? Am I going mad? Unless I've been spiked, I don't believe I'm drunk today!

More than likely you are looking through a pair of polarized sunglasses. They are designed to do that. That is how they filter glare for you. It is a scientific principle about how light is polarized. Relax, nothing wrong with your phone or your sunglasses.

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