Why Are Mirrors So Weird at Marjorie Hubbard blog

Why Are Mirrors So Weird. The same laws that make a banana appear yellow and a piece of paper appear white. When the picture is flipped, you see their mirror image. From their practical uses to strange optical properties, mirrors continue to amaze us with their unique characteristics. Between centuries of superstition, the inherent creepiness of doppelgangers, and the brain's tendency to go haywire when you look into a mirror too long, it's a wonder mirrors aren't more. On which plane are your (2) eyes oriented? And yet a lens turns the image upside down. How mirrors reflect things when the atoms inside them catch light and throw it back! Key to the way a mirror functions is how the physics of light behave in our universe: It's also why people think they look odd in photos, because you are used to seeing your own mirror image. Why is it that when you look in the mirror left and right directions appear flipped, but not the up and down? The spooky science of why mirrors can freak us out so much we reflect on what these shiny surfaces reveal, from the curse of narcissus to an experiment you can try at.

Key to the way a mirror functions is how the physics of light behave in our universe: When the picture is flipped, you see their mirror image. And yet a lens turns the image upside down. How mirrors reflect things when the atoms inside them catch light and throw it back! The spooky science of why mirrors can freak us out so much we reflect on what these shiny surfaces reveal, from the curse of narcissus to an experiment you can try at. Why is it that when you look in the mirror left and right directions appear flipped, but not the up and down? The same laws that make a banana appear yellow and a piece of paper appear white. Between centuries of superstition, the inherent creepiness of doppelgangers, and the brain's tendency to go haywire when you look into a mirror too long, it's a wonder mirrors aren't more. On which plane are your (2) eyes oriented? It's also why people think they look odd in photos, because you are used to seeing your own mirror image.

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Why Are Mirrors So Weird From their practical uses to strange optical properties, mirrors continue to amaze us with their unique characteristics. On which plane are your (2) eyes oriented? And yet a lens turns the image upside down. It's also why people think they look odd in photos, because you are used to seeing your own mirror image. When the picture is flipped, you see their mirror image. The spooky science of why mirrors can freak us out so much we reflect on what these shiny surfaces reveal, from the curse of narcissus to an experiment you can try at. Between centuries of superstition, the inherent creepiness of doppelgangers, and the brain's tendency to go haywire when you look into a mirror too long, it's a wonder mirrors aren't more. The same laws that make a banana appear yellow and a piece of paper appear white. From their practical uses to strange optical properties, mirrors continue to amaze us with their unique characteristics. How mirrors reflect things when the atoms inside them catch light and throw it back! Why is it that when you look in the mirror left and right directions appear flipped, but not the up and down? Key to the way a mirror functions is how the physics of light behave in our universe: