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Anonymous Mon Jan 17 07:37:16 2011 No.2363015 [View]
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I have an interesting question for you.

This is what we know:
- Something that is black doesn't reflect any (for humans visible) light
- Something that is red only reflects red light
- Something that is white reflects all colours of light

Question:
Why are mirrors mirrors?
Why are they not white?
They reflect all colours of light.

TL;DR: how do mirrors work?

Citizen Snips !!GIMH48Eg3Kx Fri Sep 24 02:29:21 2010 No.1795911 [View]
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What's the reaction that involves silver solution that precipitates silver metal on surfaces like glass? I've seen it done in chemistry demonstrations, where a large spherical flask was used, and it became like a mirror. I know it has something to do with silver...

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