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I think this is good too, but it leaves the reader with the original question "Okay, if the mirror doesn't reverse left-and-right, then why does it appear to do
by tgb 10y ago
I think this is good too, but it leaves the reader with the original question "Okay, if the mirror doesn't reverse left-and-right, then why does it appear to do so?" A question which left me scratching my head for a while and frustrated that explanations given in otherwise excellent sources like Martin Gardner's The Ambidextrous Universe never actually addressed.
- roywiggins 10y agoThis is a good question and I think it's the perception that the person you see as a reflection is actually a clone turned around to face you. When you raise your left hand, your "clone" (if it is a clone) raises their right hand. If you imagine stepping through the mirror and turning around to stand next to your reflection you really will be reversed laterally compared to your reflection-twin.