Does a mirror still reflect when nobodys looking at it ?, prove it
2006-11-17 06:59:27 · 16 answers · asked by bumble 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Mirrors reflect light, not vision, and the movement of light is independent of human involvement.
A test would be to use a mirror to reflect daylight or artificial light from one room into another, darkened room. The light would make objects in the second room visible, without the mirror being observed, and the reflective path could be defined and verified.
This would not solve the problem of whether any object (including a reflection or a beam of light) exists when it is not seen (a seen photograph of unseen objects only confirms that the illusion of objects can be preserved and shared, as when you leave a room and come back again with a companion).
This is a philosophical question, rather than a physical one, since all events observed in life are subject to observation by the living observer.
2006-11-17 07:32:08 · answer #1 · answered by Fitology 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reflection is still there, just nobody will see it. To prove it, stand with your back to a mirror and without looking take a picure (hold the camera over your head towards the mirror). Look at the picture, do you see you from the back. Bet you do.
2006-11-17 15:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by Donald S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're suggesting mirrors stop reflecting when they're not looked at, you're also suggesting that everything is non-existant if no-one is looking at it. Whilst this is an interesting concept, its also fantastical.
Mind you, I've always been fascinated by this thought. The room next to me (my bedroom) is empty of people, so I guess it may have disappeared... if I go in to prove its there, maybe it reappears.
2006-11-17 15:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by ashypoo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does a video camera count? If so, yes it does. If not, yes it does anyway. It's like the question about whether a tree makes a noise if it falls down in the middle of the wood. Logic would suggest so, but let's keep the magic. Also, what do you add to powdered water?
2006-11-17 15:03:59 · answer #4 · answered by jameshens 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set up a video cam and it will show it still reflecting though no one is looking at it.
Besides the law of physics prove that those things, by those things I mean light, are constants not dependent on who or what is looking at them.
2006-11-17 15:03:05 · answer #5 · answered by Cemos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, video camera's grab the reflection from a mirror, and they aren't people.
2006-11-17 15:01:12 · answer #6 · answered by Guitarman83 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does, a reflection is simply light bouncing of the glass and into our eyes, so it will still reflect regardless of anyone standing there
2006-11-17 15:29:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because my dog just walked by the mirror, and the cat saw him in the mirror and jumped...
2006-11-17 15:04:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do make a real mirror that reflects the other way,the real way
i seen it on telly years ago,but not sure if its in production
2006-11-17 15:05:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a tree falls over in a forest and there is nobody around, does it make a noise ??
2006-11-17 15:02:25 · answer #10 · answered by Emma B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋