When I look at my reflection in a planar mirror, the image I see is reflected about a vertical axis. Why is it this axis and not the horizontal axis?
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1Richard Feynman explains it best, as usual. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msN87y-iEx0 – David H Jan 16 '14 at 18:50
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*Reflections* occur in a plane, not about an axis. – DJohnM Jan 16 '14 at 22:29