Why Mirrors Flip Horizontally But Not Vertically | BYJU'S Fun Facts

For centuries, the reflective, distortive, and other infinite properties of mirrors have fascinated people. Like, why do mirrors reverse only horizontally and not vertically? This question has always been a puzzle. But hey, not anymore. We are here to help you solve this mystery. Turns out, a mirror doesn't reverse anything left-right or up-down. It only flips the front and back. A word or an image only looks backward in a mirror because you flipped them towards the mirror. So, there's nothing being switched from left to right, it is only being inverted from front to back. But is it this simple? Why does this happen? Is there an experiment to find out? Well, this and a lot more are answered in this video. So let's watch the video and reflect on this. Do you think water also flips the reflection of an object in the same way? Let us know in the comment section below. For more such engaging videos, Like, Share and Subscribe to BYJU'S. 👉 Subscribe to BYJU'S - http://bit.ly/2IYECcw 👉 Install the BYJU'S App - http://bit.ly/Playstore-Appstore 👉 For more interesting content - https://blog.byjus.com/the-learning-tree/ Video Chapters 0:00 - 1:05 Introduction 1:06 - 3:01 Why do mirrors flip left to right and not up to down 3:02 - 4:48 What do mirrors do #reflectionmeaning #mirrorrelection #mirrors #mirrorandreflection #byjusfunfacts #funfactswithbyjus #funfacts #didyouknow #learnwithbyjus

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