When I look in the mirror and swivel my eyes from side to side why can`t I see my eyeballs move ?
2006-08-23 23:16:23 · 6 answers · asked by Realist 2006 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Ahahaha, great question as I used to do this as a kid (also moving your head while keeping eyes stationary) but also very simplistic and easy to figure out. Obviously you must look into the mirror to observe any reflected movement. I suppose, if you were fast enough to look back at the mirror before the reflected light returned to you, you would then see yourself looking away like a delayed image. But of course, this is impossible to achieve.
Here's a better idea: Setup a webcam on your computer that has a crappy capture rate (or you could have a crappy computer) and move your eyes or head and quickly back. The slow rate of capture of the camera will cause you to see what it recorded a moment ago instead of what is real time. Hmm... this sounds like a good idea for a time-delay full length mirror... imagine looking in the mirror, turning around 180 degrees, then turn around again to see your backside facing you! LOL, I should invent this.
2006-08-27 14:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by narcissisticguy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you want to see your eyeballs move while looking at a mirror you can swivel your body so that your eyes will always look at the same direction or you can swivel the mirror to follow the movement of your eyes. got that?
2006-08-24 08:13:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, this is simple man...you want to see your eyeballs move in the mirror image. To do so you need to look at the mirror if you want to see your eyes moving right? So when you look at the mirror, you will not see your eyeballs move as you are staring at the mirror and you won't see the movements made earlier!
2006-08-24 06:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by MrYuQuan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that that is because even though you are moving your eyes, when you are looking in the mirror, you have to look at it also. In order to look at it both of your eyes have to come back to the same point. Therefore, you never see the movement of your eyes. But, if you ask somebody else to look at your eyes, then they may see some movement.
2006-08-24 06:24:12 · answer #4 · answered by Ginny_Weasley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First see your eye balls in the mirror.
Now instead of moving your eye balls turn your head left, right, top or bottom with out moving your eye balls.
You can now see your image of eye balls moving here and there
2006-08-24 11:26:20 · answer #5 · answered by Pearlsawme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because your pupils aren't picking up the image
2006-08-24 06:23:26 · answer #6 · answered by DJ Mell Mel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋