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Light hitting the lens the eye is refracted. Imagine a bunch of drinking straws tied at the middle. If you fan out the top the bottom of the straws will fan in the opposite direction. So it is with the light through a lens. The angle of incidence bends all the light through the centre of the lens and out of the back of the lens. As light always travels in straight lines through a medium, that which was at the bottom on the way in is at the top on the way out and that which was on the left finishes up on the right. Therefore the image is upside down.

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A convex lens like that of the eye produces an image that is upside down and reversed from left to right?

Because that is how the brain is organised. Once it is processed, the brain knows what way the image should be. While your eyes' lenses may create an inverted (upside down) image, the brain corrects this automatically, so there is no "upside-down" to be noticed.


Which term is used to describe objects that are visible because of reflected light?

Yes the light reflects off an object and then into your eye, you eye then turns that image the right way round, really we see things upside down :) Yes the light reflects off an object and then into your eye, you eye then turns that image the right way round, really we see things upside down :)


What year can be read right side up and upside down 1900 1999?

1961


Why do we see ourselves upside down in a spoon?

You'd actually see your upside-down reflection in the bowl of a spoon (the part where the food goes); any reflection you see on the opposite side will always be upright. The inside of a spoon acts as a concave mirror, which have the interesting property of creating an inverted image when the object being reflected is located outside the focal point. If you hold the spoon as close to your face as you can, you'd see your reflection upright.


Is a virtual and inverted image formed by a concave mirror?

Your right! You see technically we see up side down but with the light we see right side up so what that means is yes it is upside down. Well, since the brain doesn't turn it "right side up" it could be either way that you look at it.

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How do our eyes see the world upside down and then our brain flips the image right side up?

When light enters our eyes, it is refracted by the cornea and lens, creating an upside-down image on the retina. The brain then processes this image and flips it right side up so we perceive the world correctly.


Why do we see things upside down?

When light enters our eyes, it is refracted by the cornea and lens, creating an inverted image on the retina. The brain then processes this image and flips it right side up so we perceive the world correctly.


How do we see?

With our eyesYou see by light bouncing off object and into your eyes is progected on your retina upside-down and your brain flips it up the right way


A convex lens projects an image that is upside down If the image on your retina is upside down why doesnt the world look upside down to you?

The world doesn't seem up side down to us, even through our retinas, because , your brain works to recognize the image and flips around, sends it to the nerves and lets you see wright side up.


What do you call the upside-down picture on the retina?

Is called real image. The image formed on the retina as a result of the refractory activity of the lens is a real image (reversed from left to right, inverted, and smaller than the object)


Which mirror gives an upside down image and goes right side up when you get closer to it?

A concave mirror gives an upside down image at a certain distance called the focal point. As you move closer to the mirror beyond the focal point, the image flips and becomes right side up.


Do we see things upside down?

Yes, the human eye sees things upside down initially, but the brain flips the image right side up so we perceive the world correctly.


If you make a periscope that looks behind you why is the image upside down?

The periscope uses mirrors to reflect the image, and in doing so, it flips the image upside down due to the nature of how light reflects off a flat surface. This inverted image is then corrected by our brain to appear right-side up.


What is inverted image with the eye?

An inverted image with the eye refers to an image that is formed upside down on the retina of the eye. This happens because light rays coming from an object are refracted by the eye's lens and focused on the retina. The brain then processes this inverted image and interprets it as right side up.


Are television pictures upside down when broadcasted and then the retina turns them the right way up?

No, TV pictures are broadcast the 'right' way up - however, your eyes' lenses form an image on your retinas of everything in the world upside-down, and your brain adjusts the image to look correct.


Does the lens in your eye flip the image?

No, the lens in your eye does not flip the image. It helps to focus the light coming into your eye onto the retina, where the image is then transmitted to the brain. The brain then processes the image and interprets it correctly, without flipping it.


If you look at something upside down will it be upside down in your eyeball?

Yes, when you look at something upside down, the image will be projected upside down onto your retina, located at the back of your eyeball. However, your brain is able to interpret the image and flip it right side up so that you perceive the object correctly.