2007-01-14 04:50:34 · 41 answers · asked by Hoosier9580 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Other - Alternative
silver
2007-01-14 04:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by shadouse 6 · 0⤊ 8⤋
The color of a mirror is different than the color of most objects because of the way mirrors reflect light.
A mirror reflects nearly all the light that shines on it and absorbs none. What's more it reflects light along a specific path so that the angle of the incident light equals the angle of the reflected light. That's why a mirror shows whatever color that reaches its reflecting surface. Most objects do the opposite. A green bean, for example, reflects green light randomly in all directions and absorbs the rest of the light.
The color of a mirror, consequently, changes as the object in front of it, or the light shining upon it, changes. The mirror will appear black without any light striking the mirror. So, a mirror may be any color at all or no color, i.e., black.
http://www.wonderquest.com/mirrors.htm
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2007-01-15 14:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by Joey Bagadonuts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything in the world absorbs, reflects or let pass light. Mirror is the best light reflectioner and it almost doesn't have color and that color depends of the material that mirror was made
2007-01-14 05:10:34 · answer #3 · answered by Psycho 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've noticed the glass behind it is often green (especially in older mirrors) and sometimes gives everything a greenish tint.
Otherwise, a mirror is the color of whatever it is reflecting!
2007-01-14 04:54:48 · answer #4 · answered by kiko 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The color of an object depends on what light it reflects. Mirrors reflect just about any light, so a mirror can be just about any color. (assuming, of course, that it's a clean mirror, not tinted.)
2007-01-14 05:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by Eager2learn 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since your question is on Mirrors & not on Glass and Since they use mercury to create mirrors, I would say metallic silver. But not that metallic silver color as in ...car colors. This silver color reflects perfect image.
2007-01-16 08:05:54 · answer #6 · answered by Trivi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, if the mirror is really clean and has no curves, it is imposible to see it. It is invisible. There is a trick with a talking head. A persons sits in a trunk in front of which there is a mirror. You can only see the person's head. If this is in a long empty corridor with no objects to be reflect, it creates an ilussion.
2007-01-14 07:14:27 · answer #7 · answered by Bushido The WaY of DA WaRRiOr 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On the discovery channel I saw a show called "How things are made" and one item was a mirror, it was pretty cool, but to answer your question,the piece of glass was painted "silver" to reflect maximum light and colors of the spectrum. They also had several heating a drying processes involved, maybe you will see it it on TV sometime it was cool.
2007-01-14 04:56:14 · answer #8 · answered by Private 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
a mirror has no color
2007-01-17 04:34:13 · answer #9 · answered by jamaicangirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i read your question it really made me think. i have no idea what colour a mirror is! my best guess would be that it is silver, but if you look at a mirror, you can't actually see any silver in it or on it, unless it is reflecting something silver. i hope that makes sense! very interesting and thought provoking question.
2007-01-17 13:35:48 · answer #10 · answered by Salami 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mirrors don't absorb light the same way other things do.
I don't think they have a true color.
2007-01-14 04:55:04 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋