Mirrors - Anti-Gravity Mirrors


 

 

 

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 Code Number :   6A10.55?

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Condition :   Excellent   
Principle :   Reflections  
Area of Study :  Optics  
Equipment :   4X8 Plexiglas mirror, support wall or stand.

 

Procedure :   Have a person stand at one edge of the mirror and as close as possible.  In this manner half of the person should look like a full image.  If the person waves his/her arms and legs on the viewing side of the mirror it will look like he/she is suspended in space.  Viewing should take place at a small angle to the normal of the mirror.
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   References

Martin Gardner,  "Physics Trick of the Month - Mirror Levitations,"  TPT, Vol. 37, # 8, p. 468, (Nov. 1999).

H. Richard Crane, "Magnetic Levitation (Almost), TPT, Vol. 30, # 9, Dec. 1992, p. 540.

Peter Zwicker, "Flying Halloween Witch", TPT, Vol. 26, # 7, Oct. 1988, p. 476.

Thomas W. Norton, "The Old Hat Trick", TPT, Vol. 20, # 6, Sept. 1982, p. 395 - 396.

 

Ron Hipschman,  "Anti-Gravity Mirror,"  Exploratorium Cookbook, p. 169.1.



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