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LegolasTheElf
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Ok, this is a question I've been pondering lately.. I'm sorry if it's in the wrong forum, I just don't know where I should put it! So... Without further ado...
Imagine you are looking at yourself in a mirror. There are particles of light that are moving from your body to the mirror, and back again to your eye. Those particles are moving through space on a straight path to and from the mirror. Right?
Ok.. Now here's the question.. If I am at a 90-degree angle to the person looking at himself in the mirror, why can't I see the person's image as it travels to the mirror and back again?
So, if you imagine that it looks something like this:
If X is the person looking at the mirror (O), and Y is the person perpendicular to the path of the light. The ~ is the light, and - and + are walls. So, Y can NOT see the person or the mirror visually.. But, shouldn't Y be able to see the light particles containing the image of the person? Now, obviously, I can NOT see the light, but... Why not?
Imagine you are looking at yourself in a mirror. There are particles of light that are moving from your body to the mirror, and back again to your eye. Those particles are moving through space on a straight path to and from the mirror. Right?
Ok.. Now here's the question.. If I am at a 90-degree angle to the person looking at himself in the mirror, why can't I see the person's image as it travels to the mirror and back again?
So, if you imagine that it looks something like this:
PHP:
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X ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~O
--------------+ ~ +-----------------------
| ~ |
Y