Miracle Mirror, concave/convex mirror on stand

You won’t believe how much fun you can have with a little mirror trickery! A simple hemisphere is transformed into a magical pair of mirrors with a reflective aluminium cover.

This magical mirror consists of a 150 mm in diameter plastic hemisphere covered with aluminium and securely anchored on a stand. The front side of the hemisphere forms a concave mirror, while the back side forms a convex mirror.

Reflections of the same object on opposite sides are dramatically different.The best feature of this mirror is the life-like image it projects. A viewer will be surprised to see his or her own image reflected in the concave mirror as if it were another real person.

EXPERIMENTS:

1. A life-like image appears when an object is placed before the concave mirror side.

2. Attach a tiny object like a pin to the edge of a piece of cardboard. Place it upside-down in front of the concave mirror. Even though an image of the object will be projected as though it were a real object, the viewer cannot actually touch it. 

3. Direct the light from a flashlight onto the real image side and the mirror will reflect a shadow.

4. The distance between two objects appears greater when reflected in the convex mirror. 6. Fill four-fifths of the concave mirror with water. When an object is placed before the mirror, it appears as if the object is rising up out of the water. 

What you get

Mirror Concave/Convex on Stand - Miracle Mirror. A 150 mm plastic hemisphere covered in aluminium on a stand providing both a convex and concave mirror surface.

Teach

• Mirrors & reflection
• Perspective & angles
• Optical illusion

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.