Imagine you're a ball of light bouncing around inside your body. When you look in the mirror, it's like your light bounces off your face and then goes back to your eyes, only now it looks like it came from behind the mirror. Mirrors work by reflecting light, just like a super-smart bounce-back game. The image you see is a copy of yourself, flipped left-to-right, because that's how the light travels: in straight lines and equal angles.
Examples
- A ball bouncing off a wall comes back at you, just like your face bouncing off a mirror.
- You smile, and the mirror smiles back, only flipped left-to-right.
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See also
- What Causes the Northern Lights?
- How Does a Mirror Work Exactly?
- How Does Gravity Affect the Moon’s Orbit?
- What Causes a ‘Golden’ Sunset or Sunrise?
- How Does Gravity Affect Space Travel?