Mirrors+and+Symmetry

=From Bending to Reflection=

Angling the mirrors in different ways creates some very beautiful patterns.
====2 mirrors parallel to each other make an infinite number of reflections. Each image is the result of an //image of an image//, or //an image of an image of an image// or //an image of an image of ...// .====

**[|More on Light and How Atoms Make Light]**

 * [|How Mirrors Work]**
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2 mirrors at 180 degrees to each other
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Mirrors at 90 degrees
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Mirrors at 60 degrees
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Mirrors at 50 degrees
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Mirrors at 30 degrees
||  || All those mirror patterns! Such beautiful symmetry! (Symmetry: when one shape becomes exactly like another if you flip, slide or turn it).Off on another tangent ... RADIAL SYMMETRY...
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**[|Radial Symmetry with Paper]**
|| How to make some simple folds... || ** [|Symmetry] **

** [|Make-your-own Symmetrical Design] **
||  || Anamorphic pictures appear distorted to the naked eye. When an anamorphic image is viewed from a special angle, or viewed using a cylindrical mirror, the picture beomes recognizable. || To make your own anamorphic artwork print out one of the grids from the template link. || First draw your picture on the square grid. Match the coordinates of the picture on your square grid with those on your polar grid. Reflect the polar grid image with a curved mirror to discover your original image.
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 * [|Anamorphic Art Template] **

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