I mean doesn't a mirror need light to reflect?
yeah, I know... its deep.
2007-04-22 15:34:08 · 11 answers · asked by artsydyl 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
so maby if you had nigh vison goggles you would see nothing in the mirror
2007-04-22 15:40:31 · update #1
there is always a light somewhere, but if you are in a special room that blocks every light from possibly entering the room, then the mirror won't reflect your image.
technically you won't be able to use the night vision either, because it need light to give you the image. the night vision devices use the very small amount of light available to give you a picture, without that light. you won't be able to see anything, but a green screen.
2007-04-22 15:44:27 · answer #1 · answered by m11gt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As for your add-on - night vision goggles either amplify tiny amounts of light or they "see" infrared. In either case, if they produced an image and what you were looking at included a mirror, what you saw would be reflected in the mirror - with the proviso that some forms of glass absorb more or less of some wavelengths of light and thus the image would be dimmer by the amount of light absorbed. I wear glasses and when I had to open my combination lock in the dim light in a school gym balcony, I took my glasses off so more light would get to my near sighted eyes and I could see the numbers better.
2007-04-22 15:45:48 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your statement is contradictory.
A reflection is light reflecting from you to a reflective surface and back to your eyes. So it is the light that is seen, and interpreted by our brain.
however, in complete (True Complete) darkness there would be total absence of light, even the smallest amount would be absent. Therefore if there is no light to be reflected there cannot ba any reflection.
2007-04-22 16:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really you need light to have a reflection. if you got night vision goggles you would be giving off a small speck of light maybe you will see something but very faded.
2007-04-22 15:49:10 · answer #4 · answered by Thinkabouit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the sound of one hand dribbling? Oh wait, that has an answer. It's thump, thum, thump, thump .... I mean, how can you bounce a ball without the ball? A reflection is just light bouncing off a mirror. The answer is no.
2007-04-22 15:46:45 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to have a reflect, to reget a reflection...night vision goggles have Built in IR Illuminator for depth of view .
So no you would not have a reflection unless something was making you reflect...you have to have a light sorce somewhere.
2007-04-22 15:46:22 · answer #6 · answered by jeeccentricx2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since the reason why you can see anything at all is because of light, unless there is a light source in a pitch black area, you will have no reflection of anything.
2007-04-22 15:38:25 · answer #7 · answered by Xinqing L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
traveling at the speed of light and turning on the headlights will they work? and why?
Yes and no
Thay will finction but not emit light...
2007-04-22 15:42:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
obviously you have a relflection, you don't go to sleep and it takes a vacation.
2007-04-22 15:44:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask a vampire lol
2007-04-22 15:43:35 · answer #10 · answered by JESTER 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋