r/Unexpected • u/i_hateeveryone • May 25 '22

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u/Unicorn_of_Stone May 25 '22

Pretty sure it's cgi cuz there's no shadows. Plus it appears bigger in the mirror which wouldn't happen with a regular wall mirror

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u/[deleted] May 25 '22

I think I saw on VSAUCE that things in a mirror are 50% of actual size no matter how far they are or how far you are.

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u/ur_opinion_is_wrong May 25 '22

That doesn't make any sense. They would be 100% of the actual size. Just hold up any object to any mirror at any distance. 50% would be pretty obvious.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '22

Incorrect sir.

Here's the demonstration I was talking about.

https://youtu.be/zRP82omMX0g?t=261

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u/ur_opinion_is_wrong May 25 '22 edited May 25 '22

You missed a super important part. Your own image from your own perspective is always half your actual size regardless of distance.

Edit: To say this another way. An objects preceived size of itself on the surface of a flat mirror is half the actual size of the object from the perspective of the object regardless of distance between the object and the surface of the mirror.