• Question: Is our reflection the same as everybody else see's us?

    Asked by hannahhhhh to Ben, Dave, Ed, Sam, Susana on 25 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Benjamin Hall

      Benjamin Hall answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      I would assume so. We can’t be absolutely sure of this but there doesn’t seem to be any reason to think otherwise.

    • Photo: David Briggs

      David Briggs answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      Yes – out reflection is just how light is reflected off us, which is what we see in the mirror – so it absolutely has to be.

    • Photo: Sam Horrell

      Sam Horrell answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      I don’t see why not. Some people might thing your hair, eyes or skin are an ever so slightly different colour based on how people percive different shades.

    • Photo: Susana Teixeira

      Susana Teixeira answered on 26 Jun 2013:

      The mirror reflects your image almost perfectly, but then the reflection you see of yourself depends on light and your eye sight. The details you remember and pay attention to also depend on both these factors, plus your mood and personality, so that reflected image in the mirror may not be exactly the same as what others see and remember of you. But it should be pretty close!

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