Car Rearview Mirror

Subject: Car Rearview Mirror

Date: Tue Oct 22 09:03:07 1996
Posted by: Jean Hollister
Grade level: 7-9
School/Organization: No school given.
City: Kutztown State/Province: PA
Country: US
Area of science: Physics
Message ID: 845992987.Ph

Message:

A friend of my 12-year old son has been questioning adults,
including myself and my husband, how a car's rearview mirror
works.  He would like to know why, when you change the 
mirror for night-time driving, you don't see the car's
interior ceiling.  Basically, how does this mirror work?

Thanks for you help.

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