When one looks into a mirror, one see an image of himself....

When raising one's right hand, the image raises its left. When raising one's left, the image raises its right.

So, why is it that the mirror reverses left and right, but not top and bottom? Why does a mirror appear to invert the left-right directions, but not up-down?

I don't understand what needs to be solved here...isn't it scientific fact that a mirror will reflect only the light that falls upon it?

If I were to raise my right hand in front of a real person instead of a mirror, then the person would still see what the mirror would have seen, i.e., the image raising it's left hand. Similar principles aren't they?

Or do they not teach these things in schools anymore?

Posted by Jane Doe on 2004-01-29 18:06:27