Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work

From	jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
Newsgroups	sci.physics
Subject	Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work
Date	2016-05-30 12:18 +0000
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nuny@bid.nes wrote:
> On Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 5:18:36 PM UTC-7, Sergio wrote:
>> On 5/28/2016 6:37 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> > The awesome physics behind how mirrors work
>> >> http://www.sciencealert.com/how-do-mirrors-work
>> >
>> >
>> >> With mirrors around us every day, we tend to take them for granted,
>> >> but what exactly is happening on a scientific level when we peer into
>> >> one? And on that note, do you know the physics involved in why we see
>> >> a mountain range reflected in the clear, calm lake below?
>>
>> >> Essentially, a mirror is made up of a shiny piece of extremely smooth
>> >> metal, kept in place with a glass front and a thin layer of backing
>> >> (usually aluminum). Key to the way a mirror functions is how the
>> >> physics of light behave in our Universe: the same laws that make a
>> >> banana appear yellow and a piece of paper appear white.
>
>   What a useless article, absolutely nothing about how surfaces either
reverse the electric or the magnetic field of impacting photons depending on
whether they're conductive or not.
>
>> any mirrors made from non-conductive material ?
>
>   Of course. Ever wonder why semiconductors make poor mirrors?
>
>   Ever look into a prism?

I asked for a crystal ball for Xmas one year after I saw a James
Burke series.  Looking at how light behaves through one of those
is facinating.

/BAH

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The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-28 18:37 -0500
  Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-28 19:17 -0500
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-28 20:47 -0400
      Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 06:57 -0700
        Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-29 13:03 -0400
          Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-29 12:18 -0500
            Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 10:31 -0700
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-29 14:16 -0500
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 01:11 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 01:15 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 14:02 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 11:19 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 21:06 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-30 22:35 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 00:24 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 23:34 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 01:48 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 03:26 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 06:21 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 10:43 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 10:41 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 07:48 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 12:08 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 11:33 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 17:48 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 18:15 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-06-01 02:55 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-06-01 01:17 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 10:59 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-31 13:07 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 11:37 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-06-01 00:17 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 14:42 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 10:40 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 09:51 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 12:24 -0400
            Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 12:34 -0500
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-29 14:25 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 14:54 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-29 21:17 +0000
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-29 16:33 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 01:19 -0400
            how work with words start witm M noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 12:06 -0700
          Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 10:26 -0700
            Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 01:00 -0400
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 12:41 -0700
      Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-30 12:18 +0000
        Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 05:44 -0700
          Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 14:25 -0400
            Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 15:42 -0700
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 21:14 -0400
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 09:37 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-05-31 13:59 -0700
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 16:33 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-06-01 01:41 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-06-01 10:46 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-06-01 00:48 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-06-01 09:59 -0700
      light is wavey ,period noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 10:24 -0700
  Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-28 20:38 -0400
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-05-29 12:13 -0500
      Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-05-29 13:47 -0700
  Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-29 05:08 +0000
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-29 08:31 -0500
      Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-29 17:41 +0000
  Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 08:56 -0500
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-05-29 12:04 -0500
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-29 17:36 +0000
  Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 09:00 -0500
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-29 17:42 +0000

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