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MathsIsFun

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Reflection

Another one for comments/suggestions: Reflection

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bobbym

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Re: Reflection

Hi;

Looks good. I never thought about the reflection off a curved surface like that and since I have no spoon that shiny I was never going to observe it. Thanks for the info.

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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Reflection

Hi MathsIsFun,

Nice page. The law of reflection may be included.

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MathsIsFun

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Re: Reflection

... and since I have no spoon that shiny ...

I polished it specially for the occasion!

I will mention The law of reflection, thanks ganesh.

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"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman