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why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down?
thank you very much.
Ryan.
thank you very much.
Ryan.
When you look at yourself in a mirror, your reflection appears to be facing the opposite direction because mirrors flip the image horizontally. This means that your left side appears on the right side of the reflection and vice versa.
Yes, there is a scientific explanation for why mirrors reverse left and right. This phenomenon is due to the way that light bounces off a flat reflective surface. When light hits a mirror, it reflects off at the same angle it hits, but in the opposite direction. This causes objects, including your reflection, to appear flipped horizontally.
The top of your head appears at the bottom of the mirror because mirrors also flip the image vertically. This means that the top of the mirror corresponds to the bottom of the reflection and vice versa.
No, mirrors cannot be made to reverse up and down instead of left and right. This is because the reversal of left and right in a mirror is a result of the way light reflects off a flat surface, and it is not possible to change this fundamental principle of physics.
Our brain interprets the reversed image in a mirror as our true reflection by using our knowledge of our own body and the world around us. Our brain is able to mentally reorient the image to match our perception of ourselves, so we do not perceive any changes in our appearance when looking in a mirror.