Two Mirrors ... Five Images

Two mirrors are aligned at 60-degree angles to one another, resulting in five images of the duck figurine. It is as though the mirrors slice the horizontal plane into six equal sectors. The object occupies one of the sectors and their is an image located in each of the other five sectors.

For more information about the physics of plane mirrors, visit The Physics Classroom Tutorial - www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refln/index.cfm.

Flickr page for this photo.

Visit the Eye for Science Flickr group.

Get the "Eye for Science" widget here and install it on your own blog. Spread the scienticity!

Like this image? Want it for your smartphone wallpaper?
Use this QR Code to load it on your smartphone and enjoy!