2006-11-26 14:25:28 · 5 answers · asked by KJ 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It is due to its design its bulging from middle that is , it is convex in shape.
It helps you see more than a flat mirror would show you , it shows you a more wide area, so things close enough may also seem far as more things can be seen in the same mirror.
This link gives you a thorough explaination.
http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae449.cfm
The mirror does not actually "make" the objects closer! The wording on the mirror actually means that, because the IMAGE of the object looks smaller than the real object, the object looks a lot farther away than it really is. If it were a flat mirror (and it's NOT flat!!) the object's perceived distance would be the same as its actual distance. But the mirrors that you refer to are NOT flat; they are convex, which means they bulge toward you in the middle.
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2006-11-26 14:27:40 · answer #1 · answered by Aqua 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Car mirrors are not perfectly straight. They are actually curved outwards slightly (convexed) so that they give you more of a range of view. It's like the corner mirrors in convenient stores, the image is smaller but you get a larger range.
2006-11-26 22:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by Silas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok , the mirrors only pictuer back the coler not the space and we know the space by mejoure it to another space we know how fare is it from use,but the point is the mirrors too smal so it seemes too close , i hope I helped.
2006-11-26 22:40:16 · answer #3 · answered by r b 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's do to the shape of the mirror.
2006-11-26 22:33:42 · answer #4 · answered by ancestorhorse 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the mirror is magnified, Why? No one knows they just are!
2006-11-26 22:34:51 · answer #5 · answered by littlegoober75 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋