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When a photon of light hits a mirror it cause the electrons in the mirror's atoms to vibrate and give off identical photons of light. Metals work better as mirrors because they have a large number of electrons shared by their atoms. The atoms in other reflecting surfaces, such as glass, do not share their electrons as readily. Mirrors need to be smooth so that the reflected light goes straight back to its origination instead of being scattered in many different directions.


With these conditions in place, light striking your face will be reflected towards a mirror in a state modified by the characteristics of your face. The mirror will in turn release an exact replica of the light photon back towards you, which will be absorbed and processed by your eyes and brain, and you will then create the image of your big smiling mug by the actions your mind perform to analyze light particles.

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