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If you look into the bowl of a metal spoon, you see yourself upside down. Flip the spoon so you're looking at the back side, and now you're right-side up. Explain.
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When you look into the bowl (concave side) of a metal spoon, it acts as a concave mirror. In a concave mirror, the light rays reflecting off the mirror converge at a focal point before diverging again. When these diverging rays reach your eyes, your brain Show more…
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