It’s a feature of mirrors I am familiar with already. But just to please you, I got out a 2-inch-wide circular mirror and did the experiment, and it is as I said and knew it would be.
Exercise: How large was the circular area of my face that I saw in it?
You really did me a confusing moment. I double checked for myself and then asked someone else too after this response.
I don’t know how it’s possible to get your results. The science of the inverse square law alone should anticipate experience.
If we live in universes with different laws of physics, that’s fine. Carry on!
In response to the question: that
A. depends on how far away the mirror is.
B. And what scale you use to measure it.
C. What the frame of reference is for a measurement.
D. If you are measuring your “face” or the reflection.
I don’t know how it’s possible to get your results. The science of the inverse square law alone should anticipate experience.
This has nothing to do with the inverse square law, which relates the intensity of light to distance from the source. It’s geometrical optics: the paths the light takes.
It’s a feature of mirrors I am familiar with already. But just to please you, I got out a 2-inch-wide circular mirror and did the experiment, and it is as I said and knew it would be.
Exercise: How large was the circular area of my face that I saw in it?
You really did me a confusing moment. I double checked for myself and then asked someone else too after this response.
I don’t know how it’s possible to get your results. The science of the inverse square law alone should anticipate experience.
If we live in universes with different laws of physics, that’s fine. Carry on!
In response to the question: that A. depends on how far away the mirror is. B. And what scale you use to measure it. C. What the frame of reference is for a measurement. D. If you are measuring your “face” or the reflection.
This has nothing to do with the inverse square law, which relates the intensity of light to distance from the source. It’s geometrical optics: the paths the light takes.
How big was your mirror, and how much of your face did you see in it?