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   RichD to All   
   multiple reflections   
   11 Sep 13 21:00:43   
   
   From: r_delaney2001@yahoo.com   
      
   At my gym, in the locker room, the handwash basins   
   are located along 2 facing walls.  These are about   
   8 feet long, and 6 feet apart, a standard setup.   
      
   A mirror is mounted on each wall, along the whole   
   length.  These are very well aligned, such that   
   facing one, I cannot see my back, or anything   
   behind me, in the mirror I face.  But looking to   
   either side, I can see an array of reflections; I   
   count 7, then it gets fuzzy.   
      
   My question is basic:  how can I see those   
   reflections?  The point is, if the light is reflecting   
   back and forth, straight, how does it reach my   
   eyes?  I don't get the  trigonometry here.   
      
   Ennyway, I'm a science geek, and this type   
   'today's science question' occurs to me often -   
      
   --   
   Rich   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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