What would it look inside a mirrored sphere?

Question

If you stood inside a sphere and the inside was covered in mirror.. what would it look like?

Answer 1

I depends on your location within the sphere, but the most likely thing you would see would be a 3D hologram of yourself.

You can buy something similar as a desktop novelty item. Drop an object inside it and you see a holographic image of the object on top of the device.

http://www.optigone.com/m22.htm

Answer 2

You would see parts of yourself from different angles a thousand times over. If you are the only thing in the sphere then wherever you look the image would be reflected, once, twice, a hundred times until the path of light came to you.
The exception is if your pupil was at the exact centre of the sphere, then everything would be black because every part of the mirror will reflect back the image of your pupil. (actually you would probably see inside your eye because the pupil is really clear).

Answer 3

Inside a sphere, it would be pitch-black unless there was a light source. If there was a light-source then the light would not be able to escape, so it would just bounce around and the interior would get very bright indeed. Too bright to see any images I suspect.

Answer 4

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unless it really was closed then there would be no light inside and it would be black.
or if there was a small amount of light through a hole, it would just light up the whole sphere, the light would reflect and bounce off the walls at 360 degrees and so the refection would be of lots of light rays.

still be refecting you though.

Answer 5

That is a brilliant question! I'm in the process of getting drunk at the moment (it's Friday night), but I'll think about it when I sober up.

Answer 6

Stick your head in a thermos and find out

Answer 7

you would look like a small image of your self

Answer 8

an inward view of yourself, i think

Answer 9

weird!