The Science Asylum | Why aren't Mirrors White? Why isn't EVERYTHING a Mirror? @ScienceAsylum | Uploaded 4 years ago | Updated 6 hours ago
What's the difference between a mirror and a piece of paper? The answer requires an understanding of surface texture, but also light scattering, Huygens principle, and electrical conductivity. Optics is metal!
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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS

The Color White Does NOT Exist:
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You Don't Know How Mirrors Work:
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What the HECK is Energy?
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Where Does Light Come From?
youtu.be/3TufSRaHB6g
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Vsauce on Mirrors:
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OTHER SOURCES

Etymology:
etymonline.com/word/specular
etymonline.com/word/reflection

Constant Lists:
engineeringtoolbox.com/resistivity-conductivity-d_418.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Tables/rstiv.html
hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/JaneGolubovskaya.shtml
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http://www.koppglass.com/blog/optical-properties-of-glass-how-light-and-glass-interact
Optics by Hecht
Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems by Jordan and Balmain
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IMAGE CREDITS

Fluorescence:
usgs.gov/media/images/dead-bat-shows-points-fluorescence-when-exposed-uv-light

Phosphorescence:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phosphorescence.jpg

Silver:
usgs.gov/media/images/silver-metal-specimen

Mirror Spock:
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Spock_(mirror)