Chapter 1

Bouncing light and bending minds

Chapter 2

From volcanic glass to deadly silver

Chapter 3

The mind in the glass

Chapter 4

Portals, gods, and backward writing

YOUR GOAL

Master of The secret life of mirrors and reflections

Ch 1 · Bouncing light and bending minds
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007skaty Curved glass mirrors bend light to change how we see images

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007skaty Infinity Mirror Rooms

A mirror-lined room and a pool on the floor, Make a few tiny lights look like millions and more!

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With enough repetition, even the smallest hidden bias becomes obvious.

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007skaty The physical law of how light bounces off a surface.

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Bending light with curved glass

007skaty Outward curving convex security mirrors widen your view, while inward curving concave spoons focus light to magnify or

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The mystery of the flipped image

007skaty A charismatic person stares into a mirror under dramatic studio lighting.

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Mirror Me Buddy
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007skaty Flip and match the shapes to discover how reflection and symmetry work.

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Fun Fact

Green mirrors: Standard glass mirrors look slightly green because soda-lime glass absorbs other colors of light more than green during multiple reflections.

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Glossary
refraction (noun)
The bending of a light wave as it passes between mediums of different densities. Kusum and Neha demonstrated how light bends during their competitive Pune science fair.

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Gossip

Would you want a mirror that always shows you looking your absolute best?

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Quiz

What type of reflection occurs when light hits a rough surface and scatters in many directions?

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007skaty Flat mirrors reflect images through a surprising trick of physics.

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What happens to your image in a concave mirror if you step back past its focal point?

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007skaty Two facing mirrors create an endless illusion of infinity.

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Which type of mirror curves outward to provide a wider field of view?

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How much of the light hitting a modern, high-quality household mirror is actually reflected back?

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What is the scientific term for the front-to-back reversal that happens in a mirror?

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Quiz

Who first wrote down the mathematical law of reflection around 300 BCE?

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Why do deep reflections in an infinity mirror tunnel eventually turn green?

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Which metal is most commonly used today to create the reflective backing on household glass mirrors?

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