Techniquest

Exhibit: To Infinity and Beyond

Step into the mirrored room. How many images of yourself can you count?  Light bounces back and forth between the mirrors making many reflections, all of you.  Light gets into the corners and is sent back the way it came, so your eye is reflected wherever you are.  Some reflections may be mirror reflections; in other mirrors you will see reflections of your reflections.  The heptagonal shape of the room helps to make many, many reflections due to the angle of the mirrors in relation to each other meaning; the light ‘bounces’ many, many times.