How Does a Non-Reversing Mirror Work?

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  • In this video I show you how a true mirror works. I talk about how mirrors flip the image into a mirror image and how we can get used to this. Then I show you what a true mirror looks like and how it works.
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  • @TheActionLab
    @TheActionLab  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2798

    “I’ll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed...”

    • @pyz6412
      @pyz6412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Where do you buy that i need that

    • @hermestresmegistrus
      @hermestresmegistrus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      ✨Thank You For Sharing Your Wisdom And Knowledge✨

    • @DiscoveredMate
      @DiscoveredMate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Wow what a logic action lab

    • @weeb69
      @weeb69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      You can never see your eyes without them looking at themselves. Try looking away then look back at your eyes seems like your mirrored self's eyes don't ever move, like he's constantly staring at you. Food for thought

    • @ItsViiiiiiii
      @ItsViiiiiiii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@pyz6412 I think you can kinda make it yourself if you have two mirrors.

  • @HandledToaster2
    @HandledToaster2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2596

    "Mirror, why are you flipping all the words?"
    Mirror: no u

    • @HandledToaster2
      @HandledToaster2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@c-r0w thanks

    • @nothingmuch1129
      @nothingmuch1129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      reppohc ynot ynot , still relevant tho

    • @Salatiels
      @Salatiels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      let me fix it
      "Mirror, why are you flipping all the words?"
      Mirror: ?sdrow eht lla gnippilf uoy era yhw ,rorriM

    • @stefannewels1823
      @stefannewels1823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      u on something....hihihihi

    • @Meverynoob
      @Meverynoob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Uno reverse card

  • @ValentinDinca
    @ValentinDinca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4476

    So that means the ”true” mirror is actually a fake mirror.

    • @34siegfriedgamaliel65
      @34siegfriedgamaliel65 4 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      Yeah, sort of like that.

    • @Bassotronics
      @Bassotronics 4 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      Yup! It’s a Trump mirror.

    • @jaanmohammed1720
      @jaanmohammed1720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Bassotronics 😂😂😂

    • @MarkkuS
      @MarkkuS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      No it shows a mirror image, so it's a true mirror.

    • @stefannewels1823
      @stefannewels1823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Unparalleled 🙃

  • @cia7728
    @cia7728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1617

    Dude I'm baked out of my mind right now and everything he is saying makes 100% perfect sense to me

    • @amrishb4793
      @amrishb4793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hahaha same here

    • @marialiyubman
      @marialiyubman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂

    • @K1TT3NM1TT3N5
      @K1TT3NM1TT3N5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Can I get some of your CIA weed?

    • @Alex-kf5oz
      @Alex-kf5oz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Wrong account bro, you’re boutta get fired...

    • @La-libellule
      @La-libellule 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

  • @achimlichtenhagen3144
    @achimlichtenhagen3144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    "The mirror did not flip anything, it´s YOU that turned the image"
    Maaan, I´m a 45 year old, well educated men who is not fallen on his head very often, but you just blow my mind.
    Holy crap.

    • @deluxeassortment
      @deluxeassortment 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Chris971. not everyone speaks English as a first language

    • @mydogeatspuke
      @mydogeatspuke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@deluxeassortment Google translate wouldn't have butchered it. Someone truly educated knows their limitations and gets help.

    • @sethgyellins
      @sethgyellins 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@deluxeassortment what type of "educated man" wouldnt know English

    • @zeroxthree568
      @zeroxthree568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This really got me too like dam..

    • @achimlichtenhagen3144
      @achimlichtenhagen3144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Chris971. Aye, thanks! I know `Ißm doing horrible things with english grammar from time to time. That´s the downside of missing native speaking sparring partners.
      Thanks for your hint, hope I remember it next time :-)

  • @radicalxedward8047
    @radicalxedward8047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1883

    Really genius way to explain why mirrors “reverse” things.

    • @isaiahsthoughts907
      @isaiahsthoughts907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      RadicalxEdward no mirrors are cultists

    • @DinushaJayaranga
      @DinushaJayaranga 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      💯

    • @carroteer
      @carroteer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Really genius way to explain why ,,mirrors" reverse things

    • @user-pb9kk6zt4n
      @user-pb9kk6zt4n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You can see the “True image” of yourself simply by getting someone to take a picture of you with the back camera of your phone... while you can see the “Mirrored image” of yourself just by taking a selfie (front camera).
      Edit: So apparently (at least on iphones) when you do take the Selfie it actually reverse flips the image for you into a “True image” so in conclusion, you can see the “Mirrored image” of yourself just by having the selfie option on your phone and looking at yourself just as if it was a regular pocket mirror. And then you can see the “True image” of yourself if you do take the picture.
      Edit 2: Also you can capture the image of “the Mirrored you” by screenshotting a Selfie instead of taking the actual picture. And after that you can also take the picture normally and compare the two images in your gallery.

    • @kruemmelbande5078
      @kruemmelbande5078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They dont....

  • @lalo3628
    @lalo3628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +833

    I already find myself unattractive but seeing myself in the way everyone sees me really hurt my self esteem

    • @raisuddin3229
      @raisuddin3229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      sameee :(

    • @pikameme3322
      @pikameme3322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +171

      Tbh with you, it's just you who thinks you're uglier on the non reversing mirror. If you make people compare which you looks better, the non-reversing or the natural mirror. Almost everyone will pick the non-reversing one because it's what's everyone used to seeing. The reason why you think you look better on the natural mirror is because it's the one you're used to seeing. I hope this helps ❤️

    • @ajaysumait4078
      @ajaysumait4078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@pikameme3322 thank you. You made me feel good for a lil. My confidence drop to zero after I've watched this video :((

    • @skyrat1896
      @skyrat1896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@pikameme3322 yeah, like in this video for example we are already used to the action lab non flipped so in the actual mirror he looks wierd as compared to the true mirror

    • @zadeh79
      @zadeh79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Other people DO NOT notice the asymmetry that you notice in a photo or true mirror. It only sticks out, because you are so used to your face as you know it in a mirror. So for all practical purposes you actually look the same to other people as you see yourself in a regular mirror, - the image is just flipped.

  • @AirBornMedia
    @AirBornMedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    "The mirror did not flip anything, it´s YOU that turned the image"
    A moment of teaching genius. I used to find the concept of mirrors 'reversing' a little perplexing but those words, and that beautiful demonstration, brought instant realization of exactly what was happening.

    • @recoveringsoul755
      @recoveringsoul755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I stand in front of a mirror, what have I "flipped"? I am the same person I would be if I stood in front of a camera

    • @scottlong6176
      @scottlong6176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@recoveringsoul755 Think harder. You'll get it.

    • @recoveringsoul755
      @recoveringsoul755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@scottlong6176 I know if I look in two mirrors, (like those three way mirrors in big dressing rooms that you can angle certain ways ) If I use those I can look at the mirror image of the mirror and see me how a camera sees me. I still didnt' FLIP anything. Either way I'm just standing there.

    • @olafvisser
      @olafvisser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@recoveringsoul755 I find this difficult to conceptualize as well.. But I guess what you have to do is to imagine your face on a vertical plane (in which your eyes just happen to be). Now imagine your eyes behind that plane, just like they are behind the (unflipped) sheet of paper.

    • @DharmaJannyter
      @DharmaJannyter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To see things you look at them with your eyes.
      So if you want to see yourself without a mirror, you'd have to rip out your eyes and point them towards yourself.
      That would have to be the default direction your eyes would have to be pointed at, i.e. yourself.
      If you look at a mirror instead, then it's like flipping your eyes from that previously mentioned position back into the direction you're facing. -> That's the flip you "did" when looking at a mirror.
      You basically walk through life with constantly flipped eyes when it comes to looking at yourself in the mirror.

  • @galactose_fructosemonosacc343
    @galactose_fructosemonosacc343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    When I saw how people saw me. I died inside a little, my eyes aren't the same alignment, my lips are going to one side more than the other, my face looks more lobsided then one side.

    • @Lia-qq2ys
      @Lia-qq2ys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      same dude

    • @sierrapimentel6843
      @sierrapimentel6843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Same😔

    • @Always_has_been
      @Always_has_been 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Same, but it was good cause now I'm actually correcting those assimetries.

    • @tobiasvdb351
      @tobiasvdb351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@Always_has_been How do you 'correct' asymmetry lol

    • @Always_has_been
      @Always_has_been 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@tobiasvdb351 well, I noticed that my mandible was crooked for one side, and that was making my whole face crook too. So after noticing 'am making a conscious effort to correct it and that is making my face more symmetrical also.

  • @crripper9770
    @crripper9770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    It's 2 funny when he starts going: "It's not the mirrors fault it's yours" 😂😂😂

    • @Pope_Balenciaga
      @Pope_Balenciaga 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Mirror didn't flip anything. It's you that flipped it

    • @DiscoveredMate
      @DiscoveredMate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol

    • @isaiahsthoughts907
      @isaiahsthoughts907 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mirror sad
      I hate you for saddingifying do it. Say sory to mirer

  • @oberstkarl6640
    @oberstkarl6640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    while he is getting used to seeing himself with a non-reversing mirror, i'm getting used to seeing his face in the mirror.

    • @pikameme3322
      @pikameme3322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      He looks good in the non-reversing mirror tbh. But for sure he thinks he looks better on the other mirror which is just sad. Why can't everyone just use the non-reversing mirror?

    • @Cherub-vl9bc
      @Cherub-vl9bc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pikameme3322 ikr dude looks good natutally, mirror dude looks weird

    • @armaanveersinghsidhu
      @armaanveersinghsidhu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same I was also thinking he looks weird in the regular mirror

  • @user84074
    @user84074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Digital artists often flip their canvas every once in a while. It really helps you spot errors, especially in faces.

  • @ZacharyVogt
    @ZacharyVogt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    I wish you would've turned the apparatus on its side, so we could see it flip the image top-to-bottom.

    • @635574
      @635574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That would be flipping flopping

    • @ChristophLaimer
      @ChristophLaimer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ... and if you turn the apparatust 45 degree to the right, you will see yourself horizontally

    • @fundemort
      @fundemort 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@ChristophLaimer damn i'd be like a flatearther.

    • @unliving_ball_of_gas
      @unliving_ball_of_gas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've seen this at my local science museum. It could rotate. When I rotated it upside down the reflection became upside down and I was like, "ok, BORING" until I realised that's NOT what a mirror should do.

    • @TrueMirrorJWalter
      @TrueMirrorJWalter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah, its cool when you see it, esp with the perfect optics. there's one at the Museum of Illusions in NY - the Anti-Gravity True Mirror! th-cam.com/video/eBv3rOjkKoI/w-d-xo.html

  • @mr_boo.
    @mr_boo. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +574

    James during normal days : a few videos a month
    James during confinement : *I DON’T NEED SLEEP, I NEED ANSWERS*

    • @Policronos
      @Policronos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The likes were at 99 so i needed to do it

    • @DiggitySlice
      @DiggitySlice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would explain the bizarre way he explains things

    • @nathanilemiller7750
      @nathanilemiller7750 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @PnlBtr
      @PnlBtr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I see it as a win.

    • @knekki.
      @knekki. 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bless James

  • @donkamala
    @donkamala 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I really enjoy your videos. Your demonstrations remind me of the ones my father used to perform to teach me Science and show me how things worked. He passed away on January 2021 from Covid and now I am glad to somehow find him in your videos. Keep it going.

  • @avinavverma2315
    @avinavverma2315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    6:13 "You can see me right here"
    *All three points towards their laserbeam*

  • @BillyViBritannia
    @BillyViBritannia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    Dude has a million videos of himself; still makes pikachu face when he sees himself in a "true" mirror.

    • @revenantsmum2140
      @revenantsmum2140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not quite a million

    • @Games_and_Music
      @Games_and_Music 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yeah i was thinking that to myself as well, like, he edits his own video's right??
      But yeah, that's not the same as looking at yourself in realtime like he explained.

    • @AllenBaby7
      @AllenBaby7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @WudupBishes Some selfie camera flips, but the regular ones don't.

    • @halfsourlizard9319
      @halfsourlizard9319 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AllenBaby7 Yeah, it's often configurable ... and it really depends on *your* expectations -- whichever one you're used to, if you use the other one, it's super confusing to see 'the wrong side' move.

  • @robotplays346
    @robotplays346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    “Some people don’t like to see themselves in photos”
    I don’t like seeing myself at all

    • @colonelsanders4021
      @colonelsanders4021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Three thing I hate:
      Cameras, mirrors, and clear cups

    • @crisdl2509
      @crisdl2509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't like to remind myself that i exist

    • @Number81ght
      @Number81ght 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@crisdl2509 I don't like to exist

    • @crisdl2509
      @crisdl2509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Number81ght
      Long lost bro 🌚

    • @tabish9264
      @tabish9264 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hate myself in photo from back camera

  • @OhOkayThenLazySusan
    @OhOkayThenLazySusan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've seen so many explanations of why a mirror flips an image. This explanation is the most easily digestible I have seen. Thanks!

  • @maxwellclark1615
    @maxwellclark1615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    You should also consider that seeing your own appearance from the perspective of others truly doubles the effects of your asymmetry (to you). If you have become accustomed to the 5° clockwise rotation of your nose, and see a 5° counterclockwise rotation of your nose, you perceive yourself to have 10° of crookedness in your nose! In a sense you have zeroed out your mental measurement to set 0° at the nose you’re used to seeing, shocking you when you see the reverse.

  • @crripper9770
    @crripper9770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    I've always done this at my grandmas' house where there are two shelf doors that are mirrors and when you open one of them the mirrors are at an angle to eachother and so you will see a mirrored image of a mirrored image of yourself 😜

  • @xiaoshen194
    @xiaoshen194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    5:01 ... Lost some brain cells there

    • @justacommenterno.7700
      @justacommenterno.7700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me to x-x

    • @username1922
      @username1922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doctor: *reading your brain scan * It looks like, what I hoped wouldn't look like, as if you're looking at two look-alike stranded brains cells.

  • @a.i.l1074
    @a.i.l1074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Obsessed with the way Americans say mirror
    "meer"

    • @Paul-cb7cc
      @Paul-cb7cc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      We can't be bothered to enunciate:
      "me roar"

    • @vincenzobortone2840
      @vincenzobortone2840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      omg i noticed it only after i read your comment. My brain was fixing the gap "...ror" for me until now

    • @KCLBrunel
      @KCLBrunel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bear in mind they are "Mercans".

    • @prism2451
      @prism2451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More like mear

    • @ZipplyZane
      @ZipplyZane 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      For the record, not all Americans say it the way he does. The way I say it sounds more like MEAR-er, where er is basically a held out American R sound. It sounds like mere her, without the h sound.
      I also know some Americans who say MEAR-rurr. And a few who want to be posh but still have the American R say MEAR-roar. (I would transcribe nonrhotic accents as pronouncing it MEE-raw, MEE-rah, or MEE-ruh, depending on the accent.)

  • @NazmulMomin
    @NazmulMomin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the first time, I think some one clearly explained how a mirror works on the TH-cam. I have seen other videos on why mirror flips words, but those did not make sense. Thanks a lot, Man!

  • @ToutCQJM
    @ToutCQJM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Take a shot every time he said “mee-er.”

    • @76e85
      @76e85 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No please.

    • @Bob-pz3id
      @Bob-pz3id 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would die

    • @RenaissanceBro
      @RenaissanceBro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mee-er
      Bee-er
      🍻

  • @RomanoPRODUCTION
    @RomanoPRODUCTION 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    The Action Lab is very handsome with hairs and stache properly cut, reverse or forward. Madame Action Lab is so lucky

  • @DarbyThomason
    @DarbyThomason 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved retroreflectors! Optics is such a fun class! Highly suggested!

  • @myxstery_
    @myxstery_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I have ascended to a new plane of thought and my cerebral capacity now functions at 130%

  • @abrarmalekji8897
    @abrarmalekji8897 4 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    We should adopt true mirror so we can see true ourselves.

    • @kriskobling
      @kriskobling 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      try shaving ..

    • @cahidijoyoraharjo7833
      @cahidijoyoraharjo7833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That'll be confusing!

    • @xGOKOPx
      @xGOKOPx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      A box is more difficult to hang on a wall than a flat pane

    • @mal2ksc
      @mal2ksc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just eat a dandelion. (BloomCounty/Outland reference.)

    • @celombitke
      @celombitke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We'll looking to true mirror everyday, so, to do this, we need to have fake mirror which flips image

  • @xiaoshen194
    @xiaoshen194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    1:23 ... That went from science to philosophy at the speed of light!!

    • @Peter_1986
      @Peter_1986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Philosophy is basically the foundation of science, because philosophy is about asking yourself questions about reality and being curious.

    • @Name..........
      @Name.......... 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes but no not really

    • @superslimanoniem4712
      @superslimanoniem4712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wait... that’s impossible, unless the subject *is* light...
      Interesting...

  • @mehrdaddolatabadi5529
    @mehrdaddolatabadi5529 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally I got an answer! Thanks man. It was so precise and straight to the point :)

  • @lostjunglist8704
    @lostjunglist8704 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You Just Blew My Mind . . . . I'm Doing This Now And Will Have To Accept What I See. TY For Explaining This Subject With Great Detail And Knowledge!

  • @DANGJOS
    @DANGJOS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Really freaking cool man! You also have probably the best explanation of the mirror flip out of anyone. I had a feeling the true mirror was somehow working with a 45 degree angled mirror, but I didn't guess this design. Very interesting thanks!

  • @ar00042
    @ar00042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Now I know the reason I’m single.

    • @DiscoveredMate
      @DiscoveredMate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Let's be honest, when we clicked on this video we never thought it would be this good.

    • @fearlessjoebanzai
      @fearlessjoebanzai 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But your face looks like a mirror!?!
      You must know a lot of ugly birds!

    • @IcePike
      @IcePike 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@DiscoveredMate yo wtf have u been spamming this in replys?

    • @thisflyingpotato4227
      @thisflyingpotato4227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If there is no reflection I would suggest checking with your doctor if you are a vampire

    • @matteodevitto2542
      @matteodevitto2542 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Atharva if only beautiful people get married the population in this world is not 7.7 billion but less than 1 billion so relax man ,,, what this guys saying is not true ,,,, the mirror flipped the words but not the face ,,,we are like in normal mirror do an experiment take a friend and see how he look in mirror 🪞 and how looks in real life and it's the same ,,, of course in photo we change because depend of lighting angles of camera photo ,,, the human eye are 573 megapixel and the photo are 12 megapixel so relax ,,, what this guy sayd is only supposed

  • @peterpepos8582
    @peterpepos8582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why hadn't I seen this earlier!!😩😩 action lab i freaking want to HUG YOU RN. This was the video I've been looking for pretty much a quarter of my entire life 🙃

  • @JesseColton
    @JesseColton 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The projector paper was the only visual aid that actually helped make sense of this for me. Thank you, I've been so frustrated for the past 30 minutes after seeing this on Q.I. and not understanding the explanation

  • @mal2ksc
    @mal2ksc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Me before watching the video: "It's a retroreflector."
    Me after watching the video: "It's a really nice retroreflector and I want one."

    • @arfyness
      @arfyness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I really want more detail on how it can be so seamless.

  • @UCWjF-rlGGWBHxEPLGJXZBoA
    @UCWjF-rlGGWBHxEPLGJXZBoA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    First time he's ever said "hey everybody" instead of "okay everyone"

    • @MammaOVlogs
      @MammaOVlogs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wow very good :)

    • @humanbeing1429
      @humanbeing1429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Omly A true fan could have pointed that out. 👏👏

    • @stopfootage
      @stopfootage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He says both from time to time

    • @gabrieldelatortilla1
      @gabrieldelatortilla1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stopfootage ye

    • @lemongavine
      @lemongavine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He used to say “okay today....”. I liked that intro the best.

  • @alexanorton4420
    @alexanorton4420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The original arrow explanation, how the arrow doesn’t flip but words do blew my freaking mind 😮

  • @Siberius-
    @Siberius- 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is so damn well explained. Really enjoyed that. I remember watching the Physics Girl video and it certainly wasn't communicating the point as well as this video.
    "I need a mirror that doesn't flip the image". "Well to get that, you need a mirror that DOES flip the image".
    That would be trippy as far as, touching your finger to the mirror with a certain hand in the mirror of your choice (before moving anything), and then you would end up moving the wrong hand.

  • @Henry325
    @Henry325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I just realized that the front camera of my phone show me a mirror image in real time but, when I take a picture the picture is flipped to show me how do I look normally to other people

  • @roguespac3man732
    @roguespac3man732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    6:06
    That laser is not eye safe and is much more dangerous than rated online. Just felt worth mentioning, stay safe around those and wear eye protection! (and not the one that came with the laser)

    • @seven5677
      @seven5677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dont worry. He is a chemical engineer. Of course he would know it isn't good to the eye.

    • @arfyness
      @arfyness 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That thing would definitely cause instant retinal damage. Even just one wrong specular reflection easily could.

    • @RoPEK123xd
      @RoPEK123xd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he was wearing eye protection, at least a pair of glasses is visible in the next scene laying on the table. i think it's safe to assume that he did use them rather than just putting them there
      but i feel like he should indeed put a disclaimer there or some psa for the viewers who may wanna play with lasers and mirrors. even if they knew that they shouldn't aim lasers at the eyes, they may not realize that due to the reflection's nature, they may accidentally aim the reflection at their own eyes and damage their sight.

    • @keshawnmcgee334
      @keshawnmcgee334 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RoPEK123xd wait but can i get eye damage watching looking at the laser throug the video

    • @RoPEK123xd
      @RoPEK123xd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@keshawnmcgee334 ye that's totally what can happen, and he uploaded it to screw everyone's sight. Luckily you've managed to outsmart him and not fall into his trap

  • @manuelb__r
    @manuelb__r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of the best science channel ever! Thank you for this !

  • @dakotainthesky
    @dakotainthesky ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the explanation with the clear signs. Other videos explained it without the visual aids and said we reversed the images. I interpreted that as our brains or perception reversed them, not physically, so I never understood it until now

  • @hvheerden
    @hvheerden 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is BY FAR the best explanation I've seen of why a mirror flips the image we see.
    Also, cool trick with the true mirror.

    • @duanecjohnson
      @duanecjohnson 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hein van Heerden
      Actually not that good of an explanation.
      He should have said:
      Regular mirrors flip front to back.

  • @jadenpwayne5133
    @jadenpwayne5133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Imagine having a four person conference with yourself in this mirror

    • @adamaoun1535
      @adamaoun1535 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It- its not 3 mirrors in there...
      Did u not listen to his explanation of how it works in the end?
      It's simply 2 mirrors at 45° of each other.
      So basically a max of a 3 person conference with yourself if u want😄

    • @jeremydavis3631
      @jeremydavis3631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, 4-person was right. Through the two mirrors, you can see three mirror images of the world: the one directly across from you, which is flipped twice and therefore looks unflipped, and one on each of the right and the left, each of which is flipped only once.
      By the way, the angle between the mirrors is 90°. A 45° angle would actually allow an 8-person conference. :) Basically, as many copies are shown as are needed to fill the apparent space behind the mirrors. Decreasing the angle more and more eventually makes the mirrors parallel, which (theoretically) produces infinitely many mirror images, even though there are still only two mirrors.

    • @loagozambe6132
      @loagozambe6132 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeremydavis3631 Thanks for that
      I didnt quite get it either

    • @jeremydavis3631
      @jeremydavis3631 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@loagozambe6132 You're welcome. Glad I could help. :)

    • @idontthinkso2431
      @idontthinkso2431 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adamaoun1535 90°

  • @georgeghabious4623
    @georgeghabious4623 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s AMAZING! Keep up the great work!

  • @samtree99
    @samtree99 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best explanation on the reverse mirror topic. Good job.

  • @DiscoveredMate
    @DiscoveredMate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Let's be honest, when we clicked on this video we never thought it would be this good.

    • @dgjw1282
      @dgjw1282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yaaaa how did you read my mind

    • @cobycotton2731
      @cobycotton2731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In physics I like mirrors like - reflection, refraction,spherical mirrors ect I love physics

    • @ItsViiiiiiii
      @ItsViiiiiiii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Let's be honest, we didn't think this guy/bot would spam the same comment everywhere.

    • @mastereditor6617
      @mastereditor6617 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Your right @Red Neutrino

    • @kbhuvan882
      @kbhuvan882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ItsViiiiiiii he isn't spamming

  • @-cookiezila-461
    @-cookiezila-461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    I honestly didn't notice the actionlabman's mismatched ears and crooked nose until he pointed it out lol
    I wonder how big his brain is

    • @doodlebobascending8505
      @doodlebobascending8505 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      We're all too busy noticing his 70s porn stache.

    • @DiscoveredMate
      @DiscoveredMate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Let's be honest, when we clicked on this music we never thought it would be this good.

    • @kayrstar8965
      @kayrstar8965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Observations do not only disturb what is to be observed...THEY PRODUCE IT

    • @RomanoPRODUCTION
      @RomanoPRODUCTION 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And his gigantic balls, reverse or forward

    • @Name..........
      @Name.......... 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His brain is most likely the same size as a regular human male.

  • @cb-wi1cq
    @cb-wi1cq ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!!! This explanation makes so much more sense

  • @damnwhyisitsohard
    @damnwhyisitsohard ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this. It helps me to realize a better angle for pictures.

  • @dr.robertjohnson6953
    @dr.robertjohnson6953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I noticed this effect for the first time in the 9th grade. I had a couple of optical prisms from a broken pair of binoculars. They were so perfectly made that placing them together they would stick to each other pretty tightly. Pulling them apart from each other you could feel the effect of suction between two flat surfaces.
    Holding one prism with the right angle end pointing away from my eye, and looking into the prism, I could see my own eye. I though this was strange, as I expected to see the 'top end' of the prism. Instead I was treated with the reflection of a reflection, which was just so cool.

  • @sarveshmore4665
    @sarveshmore4665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    He is looking like 3rd version of messi😂😅

    • @n0nenone
      @n0nenone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SuscribersWithoutvideos-nn1xi lmao stop it now

    • @veerdhawal24
      @veerdhawal24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SuscribersWithoutvideos-nn1xi how could you not find a better name😂

    • @sarveshmore4665
      @sarveshmore4665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@veerdhawal24 😅😂😂

    • @legitimate8463
      @legitimate8463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SuscribersWithoutvideos-nn1xi ronaldo ronaldonates blood, unlike messi

    • @Youtube..Enjoyer
      @Youtube..Enjoyer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SuscribersWithoutvideos-nn1xi Messi is not that great he's a midget

  • @tobo26
    @tobo26 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was actually cool. It makes complete sense and the example with the words on the clear plastic for me was an aha moment. Thanks.

  • @royksk
    @royksk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The first time I experienced this was in a bar. There was a horizontal line of small mirrors zig-zagging across the shelving unit behind the bar. I noticed that the bits of me that I could see moving were not as usual but were as someone else would see, looking at me. For a true effect the mirrors should have a reflective front surface otherwise the glass thickness gives a line down the centre. I've often wondered why some enterprising person (not me) hasn’t produced a hinged pair that could be, for example, fitted on the inside of a fully opening wardrobe door. Then when getting ready to go out you could see yourself as others will see you. I've also noticed that hardly anyone has a triple mirror set these days. They were often incorporated into older dressing tables and you could see even the back of you head.
    Nearly forgot to say but the first time I used the rear camera on my ipad mini to take a selfie it was disconcerting as you saw a mirror image but the finished photo was as a normal camera would take it. So if you want a reflected image like a normal mirror, just use the rear camera on you phone or whatever.

  • @ItsViiiiiiii
    @ItsViiiiiiii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    5:03 "Doesn't look like it would look like if you were looking it in real life"
    Say that quickly 10 times.

    • @MammaOVlogs
      @MammaOVlogs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

    • @niceaxe
      @niceaxe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And what

    • @yinyang1217
      @yinyang1217 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@niceaxe did you say it quickly 100 times

    • @brujo_millonario
      @brujo_millonario 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dasntluklaikitlualukreal life baaah!

    • @adamaoun1535
      @adamaoun1535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HelloKittyFanMan. it's just a means of differentiating between them bro chill and get over it😂

  • @marcnorth
    @marcnorth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    So true what you mentioned about noticing asymmetries in our faces. I was 30 before I realized (probably when we first got a video camera) that I have an obviously crooked nose, but I'd literally had NO CLUE it was like that. It took years to get used to this adjustment of self-concept. And today, I just don't care. :) Awesome video!

  • @astro7484
    @astro7484 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Being a magicalholic. I almost immediately noticed the 45" mirrors just from how you chose the camera position and angle at the beginning of the video. I feel so proud of myself now.

  • @rosemaryfuller4448
    @rosemaryfuller4448 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This has been one of my favorite episodes.

  • @97marak
    @97marak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Luckily for you, you look better in real than in the mirror :D

  • @Audio_Simon
    @Audio_Simon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Note also, the laser reflection always stays parallel to the source beam and comes back towards you. This is why corners are problematic in acoustics, the refction always returns to the source.

  • @musician1971a
    @musician1971a 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The flipping in a mirror was a real eye opener! I'm gonna be so annoying to my friends this week!

    • @satyro8186
      @satyro8186 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How depressed did they get after seeing their inverted image?

  • @shedroids
    @shedroids ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautifully explained!!!

  • @justsomeguywithasmolmustac9476
    @justsomeguywithasmolmustac9476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    My life is like a mirror..

    • @seeseefok7659
      @seeseefok7659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wow XD

    • @markoolejnik9418
      @markoolejnik9418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You do flips for living?

    • @ilsunnylo3562
      @ilsunnylo3562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The world is a stage and everyone is an actor. Behind those masks, are honest tears and weary grimaces.

    • @DiscoveredMate
      @DiscoveredMate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Let's be honest, when we clicked on this video we never thought it would be this good.

    • @indra95ify
      @indra95ify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So it's shattered into a million peices, i get it

  • @sukired8387
    @sukired8387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I thought about this so much and swear I was having an existential crisis just thinking about it

  • @KeroCake
    @KeroCake ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the very effective explanation!

  • @IKingRonin
    @IKingRonin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool, i learned something new today, cheers mate.

  • @quahntasy
    @quahntasy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    *Now I know why I am single*
    And I am also sorry to all the people I talked to, lol

    • @casualbeluga2724
      @casualbeluga2724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yo your channel is pretty good

    • @jmscnny
      @jmscnny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And all the dogs you scared, brother.

    • @FoxSlyme
      @FoxSlyme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean "alone" or what?

    • @piciperkuadrik4636
      @piciperkuadrik4636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Speaking of loneliness, Michael Collins (Astronaut) is the most loneliest man in the world, he was orbiting the moon for almost 24 hours (21.5 hours)

    • @piciperkuadrik4636
      @piciperkuadrik4636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Speaking of loneliness, Michael Collins (Astronaut) is the most loneliest man in the world, he was orbiting the moon for almost 24 hours (21.5 hours)

  • @Youngillidan
    @Youngillidan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    If you point a "true" mirror another "true" mirror and stand in between them, does it create the same "infinity reflection" effect that a set of traditional mirrors would?

    • @deanjustdoesit
      @deanjustdoesit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      This is how black holes are made

    • @pinnacleexpress420
      @pinnacleexpress420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's a pretty damn good question. Ever learn about that?

    • @Youngillidan
      @Youngillidan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@pinnacleexpress420 Thanks. Still I wonder man. We need answers lol

    • @piro_the_cat
      @piro_the_cat ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@Youngillidan that's was none of my business but now it is. Just give me time​

    • @Youngillidan
      @Youngillidan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@piro_the_catDo it! Do it!

  • @shashibhushankanishk5526
    @shashibhushankanishk5526 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow never thought of this .
    BTW I love watching ur experiments

  • @nwabisaboane7648
    @nwabisaboane7648 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very well explained 👏🏼 thank you

  • @dookie3453
    @dookie3453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Just remember that the “true” reflection of you is as normal to everyone else as when you look at yourself in the mirror.

    • @preciousthing101
      @preciousthing101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True, but it is not REALLY what you look like to others.

    • @avalonicole
      @avalonicole 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@preciousthing101 not what he’s saying :/

    • @kingghidorah5271
      @kingghidorah5271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@avalonicole Yes it is what he's saying. Others see you just as you see yourself in the mirror but the image is just flipped.

    • @JJJ111JJJ
      @JJJ111JJJ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@preciousthing101 They point is, if you like your mirror image but not your 'camera appearance', it's probably the opposite for other people. They're used to your camera appearance and would probably think you looked weird and less appealing if they saw your mirror image.

  • @wmaconick
    @wmaconick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I always found that an easier way for me to understand how a mirror works is this:
    a mirror does not flip either horizontally nor vertically. It flips the 3rd dimension: the depth
    when understanding mirrors like this, what the true mirror does is not really that it does 2 flips that have an angle and those 2 flips are transformed as rotation of twice the angle. because they are at a 90 angle the result is a 180 rotation, essentially it's a U-Turn for light

  • @gorentlamanoharmanohar1779
    @gorentlamanoharmanohar1779 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really Amazing experiment...I wanna know this from childhood...Now it's clear

  • @fins59
    @fins59 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:30 Wow great demonstration, you flipped my light bulb on!

  • @MammaOVlogs
    @MammaOVlogs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    wow, way awesome and l had someone tell me one of my ears is lower than the other one! All these years, l never knew!

  • @alro5679
    @alro5679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Me: "Mirror"
    The Action Lab: "Meer"

  • @johnlamarca9439
    @johnlamarca9439 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    GREAT explanation!!

  • @threehorsesxxx5759
    @threehorsesxxx5759 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always had those questions thank-you.

  • @flake5291
    @flake5291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2:06, fun fact: every good drawing software has an option to flip the canvas cause in the process of the drawing u might get used to ur own mistakes so when u flip the canvas u can spot the mistakes more easily e.g. when sth is unbalanced or so

  • @WollyWoppers
    @WollyWoppers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We had a big ass normal mirror in my childhood house, and when we went to other places i was so confused as to why all mirrors were backwards.

  • @raihansk5971
    @raihansk5971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BEsT SCIENCE CHANNEL EVER....
    I love his live experiments rather than only speaking and defining like other science channels, as well as his way of demonstration.
    And also his acting😎👌

  • @More-Space-In-Ear
    @More-Space-In-Ear 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This just makes me in awe of our brains, our eyes flip the images we see upside down and our brains flip the image so we can go about our daily lives without falling down every 2 minutes...amazing nature

  • @truebark3329
    @truebark3329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    That ear doesn't sticks out more than the other and your nose is perfectly fine. You look good man 😊

    • @forbiddenera
      @forbiddenera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It does. Our asymmetrical-ness is actually what makes people beautiful. If you've ever seen perfectly symmetrical faces you'll know you're in uncanny Valley.

    • @aidand.7911
      @aidand.7911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His ear does stick out and his nose is crooked, but it isn't something that makes him look bad, and it wouldn't be noticeable until you point it out.

    • @forbiddenera
      @forbiddenera 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly he probably didn't really even notice until he saw himself reversed

    • @dudemonkey731
      @dudemonkey731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I don’t understand blatantly lying to people and pretending you’re doing something nice for them. Asymmetry isn’t a flaw so there’s no reason to pretend it doesn’t exist. It exists in all of us and that’s what makes people easy to distinguish. He can look good and still have those features. He himself pointed them out. It’s an objective fact that one ear sticks out more and his nose is crooked. What’s subjective is whether it’s a good, bad, or inconsequential factor in his attractiveness to other people. Understanding and identifying irregularities doesn’t make you a bad person.

  • @portalj
    @portalj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I thought the reverse image was pretty obvious but I never really knew how to explain it, but now I can! Thank you!

  • @Ogaitnas900
    @Ogaitnas900 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey, that transaprent paper demonstration is genious

  • @circuithijacker
    @circuithijacker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best reflection explanation I've seen. ;)

  • @TheCatnipCinema
    @TheCatnipCinema 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    While he is getting used to seeing himself with a non-reversing mirror, I'm getting used to seeing him with a moustache.

  • @samdoesstuff4924
    @samdoesstuff4924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    i always thought these were weird. they appear on walmart security cameras and they act like the self reversing mirror, and whenever you move right you move left on the camera and left right and so on.

  • @Shannon_Moore
    @Shannon_Moore 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    U teach me so many things ..thank u🙏❤

  • @mobika11
    @mobika11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good video as usual !

  • @maximeboissonneault6203
    @maximeboissonneault6203 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    A mirror does not flip horizontally or vertically, it flips perpendicularly.

    • @jasonschuchardt7624
      @jasonschuchardt7624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah it really does flip the image, just along the depth axis, so it doesn't affect 2d things like paper when held parallel to the mirror.

    • @Theelectroarcheologist
      @Theelectroarcheologist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It all depends on the angle in which the light is coming from.

    • @ChilapaOfTheAmazons
      @ChilapaOfTheAmazons 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Theelectroarcheologist no, it doesn't depend on the angle of the light. Mirrors simply flip back with forward, keeping left/right and up/down unchanged.

  • @jindivik321
    @jindivik321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    how Americans say "mirror" ........
    "MEEEEYRRRRRR"

    • @ramu992
      @ramu992 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @narpas_
      @narpas_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      How are you supposed to say it?

    • @Jamie-kt4ub
      @Jamie-kt4ub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@narpas_ mirror

    • @tearlach47
      @tearlach47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Same with the word "Rural"
      "RRRRLL"

    • @austin503
      @austin503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      It's not even all of America, it's a regional dialect

  • @ashleyl.8447
    @ashleyl.8447 ปีที่แล้ว

    THIS IS SO COOL!!! THANK YOU!!! i love science so much

  • @Jebacevic
    @Jebacevic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    one of your best videos

  • @AshrZ
    @AshrZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    TL;DR: There are two mirrors facing perfectly 90 degrees from each other, causing a double reflection. 5:50

  • @racered94
    @racered94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Do NOT watch this while high...

  • @yeswanthbabud2622
    @yeswanthbabud2622 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is awesome sir!

  • @iantheorem
    @iantheorem 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant! You make great videos