Mirrors - Perversion



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Condition :   Excellent   
Principle :   Reflections - Perversion
Area of Study :  Optics  
Equipment :   Large mirror demo.
Procedure :   Hold any easily recognizable letter or word in front of the flat mirror and note that the reflection is entirely different.
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   References

Alan J. DeWeerd and S. Eric Hill, "Reflections on Handedness", TPT, Vol. 42, # 5, May 2004, p. 275.

Martin Gardner,  "Physics Trick of the Month: A Mirror Paradox,"  TPT, Vol. 32, # 7, p. 404, (Oct. 1994).

Igal Galili, Fred Goldberg, "Left-Right Conversions in a Plane Mirror", TPT, Vol. 31, # 8, Nov. 1993, p. 463.

Frank G. Karioris, "Demonstrating the Image in a Mirror", TPT, Vol. 20, # 7, Oct. 1982, p. 478.

Kenneth W. Ford, "Why is Your Image in a Plane Mirror Inverted Left-to-Right but Not Top-to-Bottom?", TPT, Vol. 13, # 4, Apr. 1975, p. 228.

 

Ob-9:  Freier and Anderson,  A Demonstration Handbook for Physics.

 

O-105:  "Ambulance Behind You,"  DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.

 

T. D. Rossing, C. J. Chiaverina, "Screw Viewed In a Mirror", Light Science, Physics and Visual Arts, p. 302.



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