The latest optical illusion using mirror reflections is blowing people’s minds – but many say it’s basic science
THERE ARE plenty of things we see online that leave us scratching our heads and wondering if they can be real.
And the latest trend called the ‘mirror reflection,’ has left people baffled as they try to work out what is going on in the ‘optical illusion’.
In a viral TikTok clip that has been reposted on the Instagram account, @todayyearsold, a man held up a piece of A4 paper to a mirror and placed a tub of sweets behind it.
But what left people stunned was the fact that once he pointed the camera to the mirror, you could still see the reflection of the paper AND the sweets even though the paper was obstructing the sweet tub.
In another clip, another person demonstrated the same mind-bending trick with a piece of paper and an egg.
And again, despite many saying logically the egg shouldn’t be visible, it was.
People have been left scratching their hands wondering what’s going on.
One person wrote: “It’s a glitch in the Matrix obviously.”
Another commented: “I know why, but I can’t explain why.”
Some type of sorcery?” penned a third.
Meanwhile, a fourth added: “I know the logical answer, but it’s still witchcraft.”
“Does no one know how mirrors work?” questioned a fifth.
Someone else asked: “Can someone explain this?”
Plenty of people revealed there was a very simple explanation for still being able to see the egg.
And according to tech company Goosed, it’s just basic science and just as the trend name suggests, a reflection.
They explained: ” When you look at an object in a mirror, you’re actually seeing its reflected image.
“This image appears to be behind the mirror, but it’s not actually a physical object – it’s just an optical illusion created by the reflection.
“When you place a piece of paper between the object and the mirror, the light reflecting off the object still reaches the mirror and is still reflected back towards you.”
The sheet of paper doesn’t block the reflected light, instead, it becomes part of the background that the reflected image appears against.
They continued; “So even though there’s a piece of paper between the object and the mirror, you can still see the reflected image of the object because the light reflecting off the object is still able to reach your eyes after being reflected by the mirror.
“The paper simply becomes a part of the background that the reflected image appears against, and does not interfere with the reflection itself.”
However, it seemed plenty of people were appalled others didn’t understand what was going on.
One person wrote: “Losing faith in humanity.”
Another added: “Some of y’all don’t remember basic physics and it shows.”
“Our youth is screwed,” penned a third.
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