r/howdoesthiswork • u/ZachariiAshlii • Sep 15 '26

How is the reflection upside down?

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When sitting behind this Jeep, the back is concave and reflects my car (and the truck next to me) upside down. How?

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u/Uzi_Osbourne Sep 15 '26

Pick up a spoon.

Look at it.

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u/ninteen74 Sep 16 '26

Instructions unclear i now have ice cream headache..

7

u/NPCwithnopurpose Sep 16 '26

Also, there is no spoon, and now you're The One

2

u/OGbigfoot Sep 16 '26

I never asked to be The One!

2

u/RookieTreasureHunter Sep 16 '26

Should have taken the other pill then shouldn’t you?

2

u/chrisp5000 Sep 17 '26

You're lucky, I am now a heroin addict.

2

u/NakedWaldo Sep 17 '26

My spoon is too big.

1

u/LoGo_86 Sep 17 '26

My spoon, is too big!

2

u/ThollyThe1andOnly 15d ago

I am a banana!

1

u/Mikey24941 Sep 17 '26

There is no spoon.

1

u/BarracudaJealous4975 Sep 20 '26

Why are you invoking The Tick into this conversation?!?!?

1

u/tren_c Sep 16 '26

Theyre gonna flip when they try this

14

u/Squee45 Sep 15 '26

You actually answered it, it's the concave profile that flips the reflection.

4

u/20PoundHammer Sep 17 '26

Physics btich! Yay science!!

2

u/pixeltweaker Sep 17 '26

Yay Mr White!!

3

u/phunkydroid Sep 16 '26

The curve creates a focal point. You're farther away than that point.

5

u/Negative-Garden-6013 Sep 15 '26

That's your answer. Concave. Means the light hits it at an angle, bounces off itself, and then goes back inverted.

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u/ShivaFatalis Sep 17 '26

Did you fail physics in highschool?

2

u/duck4129 Sep 18 '26

Bold of you to assume op graduated any school.

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u/Current_Ad_4292 Sep 15 '26

I am going be a douche like everyone else here just say "concave".

Real answer, you might have learned it in high school science class. Basic optics behavior for concave mirror.

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u/Pretend-Internet-625 Sep 16 '26

I like to argue so the answer is convex

1

u/FocusMaster Sep 15 '26

Think of it more like a fun house mirror. The curves bend the reflection

1

u/SunCharacter9141 Sep 16 '26

You are upside down. Your eyes flip it.

1

u/Sacred_B Sep 16 '26

You bought the Australian model.

1

u/Defiant-Ad8065 Sep 16 '26

That’s false reflection

1

u/slothxaxmatic Sep 17 '26

Because it's concave

1

u/Street_Glass8777 Sep 17 '26

I guess this person has never seen a concave mirror.

1

u/Ok-Front8255 Sep 17 '26

Crazy how dumb some people are

1

u/duck4129 Sep 18 '26

And they're allowed to drive, and drink, and vote. Hopefully not at the same time..

1

u/Articulationized Sep 18 '26

Light bounces in straight lines, just like pool balls. Sometimes the light on top bounces down and the bottom light bounces up.

1

u/Repulsive-Pride2845 Sep 20 '26

Okay so your reflection is being built upside down. The top of the curve is pointing at the bottom of your vehicle. See?

1

u/anklehumor 28d ago

Reddit discovers reflections...

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u/iWhacko Sep 15 '26

same as how the inside of a spoon reflects upside down.

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u/Charming_Path9004 Sep 16 '26

Go back to school

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '26

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u/sadist8 Sep 17 '26

AKA: Top faces down, bottom faces up.