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  • Опубліковано 8 сер 2013
  • FOLLOW MICHAEL STEVENS: / tweetsauce
    LINKS AND SOURCES BELOW
    Vsauce3 -- What Does Star Wars Look Like?: • Could We See Star Wars?
    Vsauce2 -- Star Wars LÜT! bit.ly/14drXDc
    Science Friction episode on Star Wars in real life: • The Force is Real: Sci...
    Richard Feynman talks about how mirrors 'reverse' things: • Feynman: Mirrors FUN T...
    Mirror etymology: www.etymonline.com/index.php?t...
    Infinity mirror room: www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/02...
    Japanese TV show uses a REAL mirrored sphere 'room': bit.ly/13VrbeR
    Spherical Mirror links:
    www.thescienceforum.com/physic...
    www.thescienceforum.com/genera...
    forums.randi.org/showthread.ph...
    Love / Hate shirt: uptoyoutoronto.com/storemaker/...
    Why mirrors don't reverse up and down as well: io9.com/5971306/why-do-mirrors...
    Curved mirror mug trick: www.grand-illusions.com/acatal...
    mere-exposure effect: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere-exp...
    NPR RadioLab on reflections: www.radiolab.org/2011/apr/18/m...
    Your image's size on a mirror:
    www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/sci...
    psychsciencenotes.blogspot.com...
    www.sciencedirect.com/science/...
    *******
    Music by Jake Chudnow: / jakechudnow
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 19 тис.

  • @exoticcucumber4765
    @exoticcucumber4765 4 роки тому +13307

    Technically, all mirrors are used before you buy one

    • @markloeffler85
      @markloeffler85 4 роки тому +2324

      Of course. Otherwise it would reflect badly on the seller.

    • @42LMS
      @42LMS 4 роки тому +223

      All mirrors are Chads

    • @roddy2561
      @roddy2561 4 роки тому +76

      Mark Loeffler ha

    • @cliffordbenenati7373
      @cliffordbenenati7373 4 роки тому +261

      @@markloeffler85 *slow-clap*

    • @A_T216
      @A_T216 4 роки тому +64

      Number one bartering argument. I'll remember it next time I need to buy a mirror.

  • @francis2415
    @francis2415 5 років тому +14537

    Working at a mirror factory is something I can totally *see* *myself* doing

  • @featherbow2448
    @featherbow2448 3 роки тому +753

    1:59 Thank you for this nightmare fuel It's 2 am right now.

  • @badbitchbaby4302
    @badbitchbaby4302 4 роки тому +16334

    If two mind readers read each other’s mind at the same time, who’s mind are they reading?

    • @apqjfflcoaiwiwu9876
      @apqjfflcoaiwiwu9876 4 роки тому +880

      I think thatsas weed

    • @theow771
      @theow771 4 роки тому +778

      @Bad bitch Baby each other’s. You said it in the question.

    • @030oh7
      @030oh7 4 роки тому +418

      your mom's

    • @badbitchbaby4302
      @badbitchbaby4302 4 роки тому +573

      Theo Whatmore but it’s a mind reader Is reading another mind reader reading his mind wouldn’t he be reading his own mind therefore going into a loophole

    • @theow771
      @theow771 4 роки тому +150

      @Bad bitch Baby but because you said that they read EACH OTHERS minds in the question, the question answers itself. Sorry if I’m taking all the fun out of this.

  • @philbooth2248
    @philbooth2248 5 років тому +4274

    wtf why am I a camera?? WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME NOW MICHAEL!!??

  • @indus7841
    @indus7841 Рік тому +595

    This video used to scare the shit out of me as a kid, that 3d model was just so unsettling

  • @ameer-humzanauman864
    @ameer-humzanauman864 3 роки тому +438

    1:56
    *Hey Vsauce, Michael here*

  • @arethas1387
    @arethas1387 3 роки тому +230

    So you're saying I'm more fat and ugly in real life, thanks Michael very cool

    • @Scope_1077
      @Scope_1077 2 роки тому +3

      Comment

    • @ollikoskiniemi6221
      @ollikoskiniemi6221 2 роки тому +6

      Personally I'm delighted to know that I'm even thicker than I think. We big.

  • @joshman501
    @joshman501 9 років тому +143

    If you invite Michael to your house, you’re going to have soap squares drawn all over your mirror. Be warned.

    • @KakashiOwnage
      @KakashiOwnage 9 років тому

      This just made my day!

    • @youtubehandlesareridiculous
      @youtubehandlesareridiculous 9 років тому +1

      Oh yes I know from experience, he demanded I give him human for supper. What does human taste like, Michael?

    • @Beethoven1800
      @Beethoven1800 9 років тому +1

      *you're

    • @geneisenhower6674
      @geneisenhower6674 9 років тому

      Rakan Floyd so you corrected him saying "if you are house" is correct

    • @jamocajpeg
      @jamocajpeg 9 років тому +1

      russell cope No, "Your going to have soap squares" is what he was correcting.

  • @dolibaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa2031
    @dolibaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa2031 5 років тому +4822

    *Mr beast's next video: 24 HOURS INSIDE OF A SPHIRROR*

    • @LincMinecrafter
      @LincMinecrafter 4 роки тому +149

      morgz next video : 24 HOURS INSIDE A Sphere (gone. Wrong alomst died)

    • @Lon_Jon_Ding_Dong
      @Lon_Jon_Ding_Dong 4 роки тому +16

      Winner get a psychose

    • @crimes2004
      @crimes2004 4 роки тому +10

      He's gonna go insane

    • @Ze_eT
      @Ze_eT 4 роки тому +10

      @@LincMinecrafter Final edition: 24 HOURS INSIDE A CUBE *(GONE HORROR)*

    • @dakotadirig7562
      @dakotadirig7562 4 роки тому +8

      @@Ze_eT 24 hours in a 200 sided poly hedron (laws of the universe *breaks* live action, met einstein!!)

  • @Dmacxxx77
    @Dmacxxx77 3 роки тому +379

    That was super creepy. It gives me anxiety just thinking about being in a sphereical mirror. I would definitely freak out in one.

    • @thatdude3977
      @thatdude3977 Рік тому +1

      Why?

    • @Simone.v
      @Simone.v Рік тому +29

      @@thatdude3977 Because you see your own gigantic face it's creepy

    • @trevipp
      @trevipp 10 місяців тому

      Imagine fucking up a bad trip and ending there man you would fking wanna kill yourself.

    • @jojolafrite90
      @jojolafrite90 10 місяців тому +1

      Did you ever hear about the Kozirov mirror? It's weird. It could even be true.

    • @khills242
      @khills242 9 місяців тому +3

      I was looking for a comment mentioning this. Thank you, I feel the exact same way and I can’t even explain why. Something about the idea of my entire perception being warped like that is so weird and horrifying behind description.

  • @siliquaesid703
    @siliquaesid703 3 роки тому +47

    I've wondered this since I was 7 that's 48 years. Thanks.

    • @wololo7223
      @wololo7223 3 місяці тому +1

      Dude this made me laugh lol sorry

  • @lilpetz500
    @lilpetz500 7 років тому +1763

    What about a mirror coated sphere within a spherical mirror?

    • @autismisuncontrollable4925
      @autismisuncontrollable4925 7 років тому +27

      Mira Tarnish So... A spherical mirror...

    • @lilpetz500
      @lilpetz500 7 років тому +99

      Within another spherical mirror... a spherical mirror tunnel...

    • @lilpetz500
      @lilpetz500 7 років тому +96

      My username is not helping with my fascination with this topic...

    • @Michaelrandom27
      @Michaelrandom27 7 років тому +64

      *Mind turns into a nuclear bomb and explodes, destroying the entire city of New York*

    • @Zack-bb4uu
      @Zack-bb4uu 7 років тому +50

      *ohio catches on fire*

  • @standard8963
    @standard8963 6 років тому +2601

    the human figure thingy is creepy

    • @Maddyy3
      @Maddyy3 5 років тому +30

      Wait wait wait wait... ITS NAKED O.O

    • @thelegogunner4747
      @thelegogunner4747 5 років тому +2

      esonter younslut

    • @onexunicorn1119
      @onexunicorn1119 5 років тому +14

      1:57-2:03
      So dang creepy

    • @B-Shells
      @B-Shells 5 років тому +38

      But what is... creepy? **Vsauce music**

    • @MAD-ve5gj
      @MAD-ve5gj 5 років тому +2

      I'm the 666th like

  • @federalbureauofinvestigati426
    @federalbureauofinvestigati426 2 роки тому +38

    1:59 Every anime character before going insane or berserk

  • @firelaf1284
    @firelaf1284 3 роки тому +87

    7.5 years later, people on TikTok are super freaked out about the mere exposure effect on their faces.

    • @bry756
      @bry756 2 роки тому +4

      Welcome to the cursed reality

  • @TheFamilyLedger
    @TheFamilyLedger 6 років тому +4546

    I feel like Science is just people who are good at math deciding to tackle their shower thoughts.

    • @jasper24601
      @jasper24601 5 років тому +126

      this is the type of comment that usually gets 4k likes.. :(

    • @buy.almond3358
      @buy.almond3358 5 років тому +19

      It is. lol.
      But it actually probably is

    • @lawrence2992
      @lawrence2992 5 років тому +42

      Don’t have to be good at math to be good at science.

    • @The_Scattered_Man
      @The_Scattered_Man 5 років тому

      Nope, only 546 likes. But, yeah, quite a lot, really.

    • @The_Scattered_Man
      @The_Scattered_Man 5 років тому +7

      Of course, if someone's "shower thoughts" are things like "Hmmm, I wonder if I could create a columnated beam of light?" that's not just Science, that's Technology too! :)

  • @cyrilgigee4630
    @cyrilgigee4630 5 років тому +1557

    Sooooo basically never be inside a spherical mirror you will go f***ing insane.

    • @wildchocobo3666
      @wildchocobo3666 5 років тому +38

      Especially on meth

    • @zthreetwo9874
      @zthreetwo9874 5 років тому +56

      I really wanna try

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 5 років тому +22

      I would hate to do that! Becoming insane would be..insane! Not like I'm insane already!

    • @arthurpiglin
      @arthurpiglin 4 роки тому +25

      Bit of a late reaction, but I once read a story about a guy that was obsessed with mirrors and at some point he created a spherical mirror. He, infact, did go insane. Or he died, I can't quite remember. It's been a while since I read it. It's a short story by Edogawa Ranpo, if you're interested.

    • @arthurpiglin
      @arthurpiglin 4 роки тому

      @Soplesz A door, which was obviously also a mirror on the inside.

  • @SSK-1
    @SSK-1 2 роки тому +21

    I've always wondered what it would look like inside of a cube made of mirrors but this is close enough

  • @aliakimtheokay
    @aliakimtheokay Рік тому +18

    I remember reading Ranpo Edogawa’s “Hell of Mirrors,” being EXTREMELY confused, then watching this video and understanding why Hell of Mirrors is a horror story.

  • @andysandy4881
    @andysandy4881 7 років тому +4412

    Does anyone else feel kinda creeped out about being stuck inside a reflective sphere with just yourself and your always looking into your face

    • @fattie6180
      @fattie6180 7 років тому +29

      Andy Sandy someone understands -v-

    • @lyoovue5223
      @lyoovue5223 7 років тому +114

      Andy Sandy i think peoples like kardashians would love that 😰

    • @eikomi
      @eikomi 7 років тому

      Andy Sandy yup

    • @xk8581
      @xk8581 7 років тому

      Yes...

    • @lithe8152
      @lithe8152 7 років тому +5

      Lol that sounds awesome, until you get hungry or thirsty.

  • @JesusChrist-be9uz
    @JesusChrist-be9uz 8 років тому +2330

    i sometimes terrify myself watching vsauce.

  • @scrillthebeast2066
    @scrillthebeast2066 3 роки тому +19

    Can’t believe no one made a spherical mirror with a camera inside to see what actually happens

    • @dylanhunt8177
      @dylanhunt8177 Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/Y8c7TZx8HeY/v-deo.html

  • @adachilover69
    @adachilover69 3 роки тому +13

    Pause the video
    4:41 VSAUCE POG

    • @mikedrxp
      @mikedrxp 2 роки тому +2

      OMG what have you done😂💀

  • @thealmightycronko634
    @thealmightycronko634 4 роки тому +2092

    I’m not sure y but when he held up the mirror I expected my face

    • @ayatsheikh3558
      @ayatsheikh3558 4 роки тому +15

      oml same

    • @bl1398
      @bl1398 4 роки тому +109

      I got scared cuz I thought I had become a camera

    • @rowan3269
      @rowan3269 4 роки тому +24

      @@bl1398 bruh bruh

    • @lebohangmabitle1619
      @lebohangmabitle1619 4 роки тому +8

      Big Daddy Cronk......😂😂😂😂😂😂Same here

    • @channelpriceless8948
      @channelpriceless8948 4 роки тому +48

      If I did see my face I would’ve panicked

  • @heheheiamasupahflyingace3921
    @heheheiamasupahflyingace3921 7 років тому +2185

    But what happens if you turn the spherical mirror inside out?

    • @kaouiii
      @kaouiii 7 років тому +248

      It shatters

    • @Raspygrain
      @Raspygrain 7 років тому +9

      HEHEHE I AM A SUPAH FLYING ACE

    • @sheepifier6622
      @sheepifier6622 7 років тому +66

      that video is weird

    • @SHMOUSEY86
      @SHMOUSEY86 7 років тому +26

      It wouldn't do much. That's basically what the bean in chicago is, just not perfectly spherical. The reason the inside of a spherical mirror is so interesting is because it's going to continue to reflect light unless that light hits something inside the mirror.

    • @mergemechanism
      @mergemechanism 7 років тому +24

      >Nobody gets the meme
      Wew lad

  • @goldenspirit9224
    @goldenspirit9224 Рік тому +33

    If you look at your reflection on either side of a spoon, which has a spherical surface, then you can see yourself inverted when you flip it.

  • @notamemberofilluminati8382
    @notamemberofilluminati8382 3 роки тому +61

    I think the reason why people like mirrors more is because in mirrors we tend to focus on our preferred parts, whereas in cameras we see the whole picture.

    • @nirorit
      @nirorit Рік тому +1

      This is the first time I'm hearing this argument, and it really does make sense! Interesting 🤔

    • @Syndiate__
      @Syndiate__ 11 місяців тому +1

      That's what he said in the video

  • @FaunoAtelie
    @FaunoAtelie 3 роки тому +1036

    4:56 you know he means business when he uses that level of high quality effects just to explain a simple thing

  • @castielj.k.v.5691
    @castielj.k.v.5691 7 років тому +1567

    Someone needs to create a VR simulation of a spherical mirror

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck 6 років тому +74

      thatll be very very hard ! lot of raycasting !!!!

    • @aurendess
      @aurendess 6 років тому +55

      With the technology we have today I’m sure it would be more than possible.

    • @CamAndJelly
      @CamAndJelly 6 років тому +97

      Rohin Shah only if you have a god level computer to run it. Lighting is the most intensive parts of graphics

    • @bluepeng8895
      @bluepeng8895 6 років тому +10

      on it

    • @Salatiels
      @Salatiels 6 років тому +1

      lols, this is super easy in any game engine.

  • @chasedig3156
    @chasedig3156 3 роки тому +45

    2:35 At this point, I probably see a video of myself in Zoom meetings more than I do in the mirror!

  • @Costavka
    @Costavka Рік тому +3

    1:56 what my microwave sees right after it finished heating up my plate and leaving the food cold

  • @burgerkingfootlettuce6363
    @burgerkingfootlettuce6363 3 роки тому +2931

    2:13 me looking in the fridge at 3am

  • @Vgamer311
    @Vgamer311 4 роки тому +3582

    I like how he drew a second outline when he could have easily just proven the point by lining the phone up with the first one.

    • @pranavlimaye
      @pranavlimaye 4 роки тому +31

      Exactly

    • @vishwakumar2864
      @vishwakumar2864 3 роки тому +67

      The object size relative to the mirror obviously decreases in size when you move away ! I even tried however reluctantly, it got reduced in size .
      Didnt he say that size remains same ?!
      Edit on nov 2020: i found someone liking this reply (probably if they too didnt get it on first time), please know that : i realized that i was wrong , on the same day :p.
      Yes the image reflecting area in the mirror is half to the real

    • @Vgamer311
      @Vgamer311 3 роки тому +35

      Vishwa kumar It does stay the same. I tested it myself and it worked. He even demonstrated it working on video.

    • @vishwakumar2864
      @vishwakumar2864 3 роки тому +14

      Ok i got it now .. 👍. What i first understood was .. "moving the phone away from the mirror and drawing the border WHILE STAYING at the mirror , the size remains same" that is how i understood it first.

    • @astrol4b
      @astrol4b 3 роки тому +15

      I'm pretty sure if I trace the contour of the moon reflection on a mirror is not half the size of the real moon.

  • @deepanjandasnn2707
    @deepanjandasnn2707 Рік тому +7

    I have questions regarding 2:27, I think the point where the image will fill my view would be when I am at the focus of the mirror, and from that point upto the centre of curvature, I wouldn't be able to see my face

  • @reinhardkrau1407
    @reinhardkrau1407 2 роки тому +21

    4:16
    To create a true mirror you only have to arrange two normal mirrors at a 90 ° angle to each other.

  • @pure1vory
    @pure1vory 4 роки тому +2268

    VSauce Intro: *Philosophy Lesson*
    VSauce Middle Content: *Science Lesson*, *Maths Lesson*
    VSauce Outro: *Existential Crisis Dismissal*

  • @littledreamr2738
    @littledreamr2738 4 роки тому +2322

    1:57 what the bag of shredded cheese sees when I open the fridge
    Still getting likes wtf

  • @gumarks_
    @gumarks_ 3 роки тому +6

    0:13 "mirari" is also found in that form in Basque language. It also means "miracle".

  • @mjclark641
    @mjclark641 Рік тому +2

    This video has answered questions I have never even thought about asking before, which is pretty amazing.

  • @bloofie9717
    @bloofie9717 7 років тому +1072

    1:56 scared the hell out of me

  • @abelsm6270
    @abelsm6270 3 роки тому +448

    1:58 this is what my FBI agent sees every day through my phone

  • @greenbean1576
    @greenbean1576 2 роки тому +3

    I love how vsauce talks really slowly and clearly so everyone can understand

  • @thatwasverypunny.-.
    @thatwasverypunny.-. 3 роки тому +31

    damn this just made me more self conscious than i already am. so basically i'm just fatter and uglier irl than what i see in a mirror wow.. 👁💧👄💧👁

    • @skywalker14
      @skywalker14 3 роки тому +2

      don't worry, everyone is beautiful in their own way :)

    • @kant9546
      @kant9546 3 роки тому +1

      Same lol. I didnt realize how i truly looked

    • @emaanahsansarfraz1940
      @emaanahsansarfraz1940 2 роки тому +2

      Hello! How are you all? If anyone needs someone to listen, someone to talk to, or a friend. I am here to talk, listen, and be a friend. I hope you all are safe and well. To anyone who is reading this, your life is something worth things so significant that no one can describe it. Know that you are amazing and have rights as a human. I am very sorry for anything that seems bad that may have happened in your life. I want you to know that you are incredible and are capable of wonders. What matters is your inside, not your exterior. Love yourself and cherish yourself. Words cannot explain how astonishing you are. You deserve care, love, and happiness, don't let anything make you feel otherwise. You may or you may not think that you are a failure but you are not, we are humans and we are bound to make mistakes so failures will come but that will give you the prize of what you have learned. Even if it may be a very small prize, it is very significant and important because you are amazing and deserving to learn and grow just as everyone else is. Please have appropriate action for anything that you know is wrong. Anything that seems bad or wrong in your life right now will get better. Please don't do what is wrong, fighting back and harming others will not solve the problem. Please understand that and do the good thing. It will one day come back to you. The people in the world are so much more than what we know about them, not everyone opens up about the beautiful things and acts they have witnessed, not all those amazing doings are acknowledged. Please understand that and know that. If you feel like no one cares about you, know that I care about you. Keep your head up high and never give up! Together, we can be a better community! Stay safe, healthy, happy, kind, understanding, positive and strong!

  • @x6_xp614
    @x6_xp614 9 років тому +871

    I feel like i learn more from VSauce in 11mins then i do from an entire day of school .-.

  • @Killbayne
    @Killbayne 4 роки тому +2587

    4:02
    the paper says "nword"

  • @bananaclub69
    @bananaclub69 2 роки тому +12

    0:22 Toilet room?

  • @MegDD3912
    @MegDD3912 Рік тому +2

    When my electric got cut off before & I only had like 2 lights I tried putting a few mirrors in my room hoping it would reflect it better. It helped a little depending on how angled they were bt not much

  • @wetarded1606
    @wetarded1606 5 років тому +945

    I'm tripping about the phone size thing

    • @KnzoVortex
      @KnzoVortex 4 роки тому +52

      my brain officially died that day

    • @river4267
      @river4267 4 роки тому +57

      BlackSH0veldeath think of it this way... If you look at a mirror 2 feet away from it and outline yourself, then go 50 feet away and outline yourself, your outline would be the same. You just need really long arms to make it possible but the reasoning behind it is perspective. You never really change size in a mirror since your eyes are what determine the size of the figure in the mirror. Instead, you’re looking at yourself at the exact same size, looking into a mirror that’s the exact same size, just at different distances.
      Another way of thinking of it is that, if you do the same test and have someone else highlight you and that person is 2 feet away while you stand 50 feet away, the highlight won’t match. It will actually be much smaller since his eyes are seeing you at a different area.
      It’s hard to explain but the one takeaway you should grab from it is that it doesn’t really matter. It’s honestly just a fun fact rather than anything helpful for the average viewer.
      Another fun fact though is that, if you look good in a mirror, you look good in person (or at least you’re your type). Looking bad in a mirror though means your ugly (or at least you’re not your type). So next time you look at a picture your friends took and they say it’s fine, then it’s probably fine.

    • @chromaticangel7681
      @chromaticangel7681 4 роки тому +2

      Also i dont think it works from just looking at the mirror you have to trace your phone the way you see it on the camera and then step back and look threw the camera

    • @rambunctant556
      @rambunctant556 4 роки тому +1

      I think that it could also be the Sydney Opera House Illusion. He made a video a bout that too.

    • @aidengary5748
      @aidengary5748 4 роки тому +10

      If you take an object, and make it an infinitely long pillar towards the mirror that keeps the same width, will it magically get smaller when it's further away? No. Perspective is an illusion. It's not easy to explain, but it makes perfect sense. It doesnt get smaller further away, it just seems to. Thats why if you look at it in a mirror, it doesnt ever, ever get smaller.

  • @majorlink2683
    @majorlink2683 5 років тому +752

    Is it just me or double mirrors feel like its a portal to a diffrent dimension or universe it kind of scares the shit out of me

    • @causeseffects6573
      @causeseffects6573 5 років тому +42

      it scares me too. it has something to do with progression toward dark plus never ending.

    • @Sunny-vb2dd
      @Sunny-vb2dd 4 роки тому

      VxexoticxV same

    • @johannson1980
      @johannson1980 4 роки тому +1

      It's just the light being reflected. I think Vsauce has a video on it.

    • @lexilala1968
      @lexilala1968 4 роки тому +8

      Try them at the top and bottom of a spiral staircase

    • @ionut7350
      @ionut7350 4 роки тому +13

      Idk why, but sometimes i check the reflections to make sure they don t fcking kill me or something

  • @irongolem8731
    @irongolem8731 2 роки тому

    I've literally been asking myself these questions my whole life. thanks for answering them.

  • @j3ffn4v4rr0
    @j3ffn4v4rr0 3 роки тому +5

    Another way of thinking about the "you're always the same size" effect is.......as you pull back from the mirror, your reflection is getting smaller but the mirror is also getting smaller at the same rate.

  • @ballerstatus3389
    @ballerstatus3389 7 років тому +736

    This channel has given me a lifetime of shower thoughts within 30 mins of watching it

    • @Ninaluky123
      @Ninaluky123 7 років тому +2

      Baller Status same wtf

    • @InfiltrateIndustries
      @InfiltrateIndustries 7 років тому +3

      Do you know why you have "shower thoughts" or have the feeling of well-being there? ? :)

    • @paxtondm4515
      @paxtondm4515 6 років тому

      Baller Status same, I also realize how small we are

    • @MadameMango
      @MadameMango 6 років тому

      Baller Status indeed

    • @EricBrettJones
      @EricBrettJones 6 років тому +1

      Why?

  • @1lucia
    @1lucia 7 років тому +2649

    but can we turn it inside out?

    • @neilcaiman1174
      @neilcaiman1174 7 років тому +110

      GG.

    • @zorxtom7803
      @zorxtom7803 6 років тому +8

      aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    • @llN00bHunter
      @llN00bHunter 6 років тому +66

      Lucia yes, search it here on yt, there is an very good but very old video of it

    • @router9717
      @router9717 6 років тому +1

      llN00bHunter xD

    • @Im-KDJ.
      @Im-KDJ. 6 років тому +2

      Lucia 🤦‍♂️

  • @simonknuttur3996
    @simonknuttur3996 3 роки тому +8

    It's funny: when I invert my drawings I feel like there's something wrong with them but can't find anything

  • @garryheywood1
    @garryheywood1 3 роки тому +2

    Great video guys, really interesting and good food for thought.

  • @radughita1992
    @radughita1992 5 років тому +2150

    A narcissist’s dream

  • @Aericm
    @Aericm 4 роки тому +1559

    Any chance of you and Adam Savage getting together and building a room with a life sized spherical mirror?

  • @ihavetopowerofgodandanimeo2551
    @ihavetopowerofgodandanimeo2551 3 роки тому

    I've actually been thinking about this for the longest time. So glad I found this video

  • @chaseb.4811
    @chaseb.4811 2 роки тому +3

    2:45 I think it also has to do with only one point of vision, on a camera there isn’t as much depth perception as with 2 eyes.

  • @kingcoveryepic
    @kingcoveryepic 3 роки тому +643

    This used to be in my recommendations when I was younger, I always got scared of it lol

    • @kingbowser4542
      @kingbowser4542 3 роки тому +13

      HOW
      HOW

    • @doodoo2065
      @doodoo2065 3 роки тому +15

      I just noticed how old this is lol

    • @santzerosantone
      @santzerosantone 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/WxYH5CXbpYA/v-deo.html

    • @0.5uc97
      @0.5uc97 3 роки тому +9

      LMAO WHY IM LAUGJING SO HARD OMG JSBDHSHSJSHS

    • @vizen4831
      @vizen4831 3 роки тому +4

      LMFAOOOO

  • @mrlevinielsen
    @mrlevinielsen 8 років тому +245

    It's spherical!! ITS SPHERICAL!!

    • @mamakiwikins
      @mamakiwikins 8 років тому +21

      I totally read that in Josh's voice. XD

    • @justarandomguy3179
      @justarandomguy3179 8 років тому +4

      +Chunji Huli same

    • @ciara6509
      @ciara6509 8 років тому +8

      This deserves way more likes than it already has

    • @abyazkarim6755
      @abyazkarim6755 8 років тому +2

      +MrLeviNielsen *cries tears of joy* You just injected me with some nostalgia, my dear sir....

    • @TheOnlyDarkCraft
      @TheOnlyDarkCraft 8 років тому

      Haha u rock i love that show

  • @Raz.C
    @Raz.C 3 роки тому +11

    Ahhhh, the good old days...
    Back when we got MORE than just one Vsauce video each year.

  • @fukkanxiety
    @fukkanxiety Рік тому +1

    so many of my favorite vsauce videos are turning 10 this year. 😭😭

  • @TyrantTitan.
    @TyrantTitan. 7 років тому +1015

    How can mirrors be real if our eyes aren't real?

  • @gurgy3
    @gurgy3 4 роки тому +330

    0:27 I’ve always wanted to watch myself poop from 20 different angles.

  • @ItsartoTV
    @ItsartoTV 6 місяців тому +1

    6:12 good to see Michael reupload his videos into shorts

  • @SnowysSweetsOfficial
    @SnowysSweetsOfficial 3 роки тому +17

    3:59 "nword"

  • @zach3212
    @zach3212 8 років тому +475

    when i learned about the reflection size thing it fucked me up for like 2 years honestly

  • @gamefanhackingpop5328
    @gamefanhackingpop5328 7 років тому +852

    Is it just me or is that example with the sphere creepy?

  • @SVVideoServices
    @SVVideoServices 3 роки тому +6

    I've wondered these exact same things! I even set up a virtual camera inside a spherical mirror using Cinema 4D 3D modelling - not sure why I didn't get it to work. Speaking of mirrors, here's an anecdote from my youth in a boarding school in Africa where we all made papier mache marionettes to act out Snow White. The Canadian girl playing Snow White said (phonetically) "Mere, mere, on the wall ..." to which the teacher replied with a veddy proppah British accent "It's not MERE. It's Mirrah, mirrah, on the wall ..."

    • @gregorydahl
      @gregorydahl Рік тому

      Which is it mere or mirah , on the wall ?

  • @DailyJuicyFacts
    @DailyJuicyFacts 3 роки тому +5

    I’ll never be able to look at myself the same way

  • @trash_lin
    @trash_lin 4 роки тому +142

    Vsauce: what you see in a mirror, is actually only half of your actual size
    My fat ass looking in a mirror: oh no

  • @nathanoy_
    @nathanoy_ 4 роки тому +384

    6:17 render bug?

    • @clauseluger3932
      @clauseluger3932 3 роки тому +12

      Yes.

    • @CreeperSlenderman
      @CreeperSlenderman 3 роки тому +6

      bit loss?

    • @DJHLX3
      @DJHLX3 3 роки тому +4

      Hahahaha

    • @nathanoy_
      @nathanoy_ 3 роки тому +16

      @@no-name168 watch at 6:17 again. The gray background has some broken pixels at the top.

    • @diogeneshead8412
      @diogeneshead8412 3 роки тому +14

      @@no-name168 no it is a render bug dummy

  • @gibson_rulls4992
    @gibson_rulls4992 2 роки тому +2

    I remember watching a documentary on the james webb space telescope and they explained that the power of magnification it had could show a bumblebee, flying and the surface of mars.

  • @theproject9577
    @theproject9577 3 роки тому +1

    Even when I was a kid I use to think the a hollow ball that's transparent looking from the outside but mirrored inside that if you shined a light on it, it would glow brighter and possibly even stay lit once the the light was off. Idk why and I ddnt think anyoelse thought of these weird things that used to make me zone out at school. I'm glad to know we as humans share such similar patterns of thought amd curiosities. It's actually quite fascinating and would make a great topic for a video..

  • @gazza4931
    @gazza4931 4 роки тому +504

    Me: changes the channel on tv
    My dad who I haven’t seen in 7 years: 1:59

  • @squashbanana
    @squashbanana 4 роки тому +595

    2:10 My dad that dissapeared years ago when I win the lottery

  • @GamerX-2000
    @GamerX-2000 2 роки тому +1

    I had actually wondered about this!

  • @madisonstephenson2702
    @madisonstephenson2702 2 роки тому +1

    I’m gonna need another entire video explaining why the image flips upside down in the sphere

  • @shankaravarma118
    @shankaravarma118 7 років тому +203

    This is surprisingly scary

    • @Puggo77
      @Puggo77 6 років тому +13

      Mirrors are only scary because I'm looking at my self

    • @Puggo77
      @Puggo77 6 років тому +3

      Wait-

    • @parthiancapitalist2733
      @parthiancapitalist2733 6 років тому +1

      minguspucha wow, thanks for your profile pic. Fuck

    • @Wildm0use
      @Wildm0use 6 років тому +1

      Stare into a mirror for five to ten minutes straight, preferably in a half-lighted room. It'll be like an acid trip.

    • @whydoesitsmelllikebudussy2611
      @whydoesitsmelllikebudussy2611 6 років тому

      Wildm0use What happens?

  • @dragonwithamonocle
    @dragonwithamonocle 3 роки тому +373

    I read a fantasy book once where the final step of a magician's training was to build and seal a completely spherical mirror with themselves inside it. This opened their third eye and allowed them to use magic. The trick was, they had to work fast for the last bit because the mirror was airtight. Something about the infinite total blackness of a completely sealed spherical mirror, and that imagery through the naked eye was a mental shock to the character. I guess I've always wanted to try it, just for kicks.

    • @forsaken696
      @forsaken696 2 роки тому +3

      Huh

    • @ZenIToP95
      @ZenIToP95 2 роки тому +19

      what's the name of the book? It sounds cool

    • @Zenovarse
      @Zenovarse 2 роки тому +12

      Instead of opening your third eye you just see that thing they showed in animation

    • @dragonwithamonocle
      @dragonwithamonocle 2 роки тому +36

      @@ZenIToP95 Dragon Doom, or alternatively, DRAGONDOOM, by Dennis L McKiernan. I actually still have my copy by my bedside, as it so happens.
      Sorry for the late reply. Naturally UA-cam didn't alert me when I was mentioned a month ago...

    • @ZenIToP95
      @ZenIToP95 2 роки тому +8

      @@dragonwithamonocle same here haha, I noticed the reply now. Thanks man

  • @zelly8163
    @zelly8163 9 місяців тому

    Thank you so much I have pondered what we would see in a spherical mirror the past 40 years.

  • @onemanband3579
    @onemanband3579 3 роки тому +5

    And eight years later, I've just learned something.

  • @Kakhi.
    @Kakhi. 7 років тому +579

    2:10 freaked the shit out of me lol

  • @zapagoogas
    @zapagoogas 4 роки тому +152

    Alright Michael. After 6 years of being in my recommended, i'll watch the damn video.

    • @codeviper8665
      @codeviper8665 3 роки тому +3

      I don't know why I haven't watched this one, it's been in my recommended since it was released

    • @ivanespinoza1513
      @ivanespinoza1513 3 роки тому

      Im suprised that no one has tried to build this

    • @Bryzerse
      @Bryzerse 3 роки тому +2

      This is literally me with most of his videos lol, they're so good but there's so many!

    • @gashetauwu1932
      @gashetauwu1932 3 роки тому

      Same tho xD

    • @ISplimeI
      @ISplimeI 3 роки тому +1

      Y Same.

  • @KenH60109
    @KenH60109 Рік тому +7

    You would be amazed how many theoretical planet terraforming megastructures require giant mirrors. Ask Kurzgesagt! :D

  • @pauselab5569
    @pauselab5569 4 місяці тому

    the same size trick is something that I found out while staring at my reflexive watch at a light. noticed that as the mirror got closer or farther away from me, the light seemed to stay put. it is easily provable by noticing that getting the mirror closer is equivalent with making the mirror larger and so the actual image stays the same.

  • @jackmoeser4059
    @jackmoeser4059 9 років тому +179

    A spherical mirror... a SPHIRROR!!!
    No? Okay...

    • @Jack-rk7jc
      @Jack-rk7jc 9 років тому +3

      SPHIRICOLLLL

    • @MyurrDurr
      @MyurrDurr 9 років тому +3

      Jackson Meade Hah Drake and Josh quote
      I miss that show

    • @Jack-rk7jc
      @Jack-rk7jc 9 років тому

      _MiffedQuill3_ ___ I miss that show a lot too

    • @MyurrDurr
      @MyurrDurr 9 років тому

      Lol :p

    • @dimwitgaming1718
      @dimwitgaming1718 9 років тому

      ***** i made bossequalme

  • @emanuelieremita3857
    @emanuelieremita3857 4 роки тому +540

    Bold of you to assume that I like myself when I look in a mirror

    • @cowardynoobie8317
      @cowardynoobie8317 3 роки тому +4

      *Pun intended*

    • @bumpjammy
      @bumpjammy 3 роки тому

      @@latipahmowlani463 no

    • @bumpjammy
      @bumpjammy 3 роки тому +1

      @@latipahmowlani463 That is a very... vague and strange assumption. If by people you mean everyone, then I don't hate them but I'm fairly introverted. If you mean people as in individual persons, then yes, I do hate some people (for good reason).
      Not sure how that has to do with this though?

    • @bumpjammy
      @bumpjammy 3 роки тому

      @@latipahmowlani463 You are making close to 0 sense, ngl.

    • @latipahmowlani463
      @latipahmowlani463 3 роки тому

      @@bumpjammy fine, be depressed

  • @MadMaxx6210
    @MadMaxx6210 11 місяців тому +1

    I can't believe that this is the exact thing that I've always wondered but what if the mirror was 1 sided and you could see the inside of it. What would that look like?

  • @Berndog17
    @Berndog17 3 роки тому +1

    its 4:00 AM and that thumbnail frightened me so much that im not watching this video

  • @edb8294
    @edb8294 3 роки тому +120

    2:09 when I remember I left the dog in the fridge

  • @alberthoffman5713
    @alberthoffman5713 6 років тому +213

    SPHIRROR

    • @kindredtoast3439
      @kindredtoast3439 5 років тому +1

      YES! The second he said that, I started looking for this in the comments. I knew it would be here. Way too few likes. :(

    • @filipskrzypczak3197
      @filipskrzypczak3197 5 років тому +1

      I liked at 99 likes

  • @sydneyloo5866
    @sydneyloo5866 2 роки тому

    putting someone in one of these for an extended period of time would be torchure

  • @user-sf9vz4ym9d
    @user-sf9vz4ym9d 8 місяців тому

    There was always this handheld mirror in my grandmas bathroom that would make everything larger then Upside down the farther you leaned back (if you were sitting on the toilet). It always fascinated me

  • @SergioEats
    @SergioEats 3 роки тому +3182

    Old people: it’s rude to stare
    Old people when they see a girl with blue hair and nose piercings: 1:59

    • @d3ddll138
      @d3ddll138 3 роки тому +63

      @HT‏TP no why would they be? :/ they look cool af :/

    • @danurkresnamurti3598
      @danurkresnamurti3598 3 роки тому +4

      i dont get the joke

    • @SergioEats
      @SergioEats 3 роки тому +122

      @@danurkresnamurti3598 because old people don’t like when people stare but they stare when they see a Gen Z teen

    • @danurkresnamurti3598
      @danurkresnamurti3598 3 роки тому +8

      @@SergioEats ahh.. i get it. thankyou
      but why you describe gen z with a that description?

    • @yungwhales
      @yungwhales 3 роки тому +3

      @HT‏TP facts

  • @jtyearsley
    @jtyearsley 8 років тому +447

    You know what, never mind the video describing it, let's just build one.

    • @jtyearsley
      @jtyearsley 7 років тому +22

      +D1RTY MART1N1 Dude, you can't troll like that. When come on that strong that quick you can't reel the target into the conversation to troll them properly.

    • @7227falcon
      @7227falcon 7 років тому +17

      Oh god, 7 replies and already a flame war is going on. For God's sake, don't feed the pig.

    • @Jcknight7996
      @Jcknight7996 7 років тому +4

      +Nathan Phillips you do realize that if you say that and they do kill them selves you are liable as a secondary to murder? So don't be an ass.

    • @JumbledKarate
      @JumbledKarate 7 років тому

      They wouldn't receive as hard a trial though, you could easily argue that it was a joke and he was unaware.

    • @oldemailelisehillusenewere6028
      @oldemailelisehillusenewere6028 7 років тому +2

      ok but lets just say it might be like looking at a perfect rainbow.. like there are always some impediment to a rainbow right, but basically its all the - a full rainbow, basically you get the gist, like enough is enough - maybe those small little faults in the perfect sphere would create crazy insane outcomes anyway, and we could zip off into new conceptual planes of thought hahah ... or maybe it would deceive us and make feel that inside a spherical sphere was humdrum, and it was just that tiny fault in perfection which drew us of the path to enlightenment
      i wonder !!!

  • @seth_.bh._9735
    @seth_.bh._9735 3 роки тому +3

    What would be even crazier is being in that spherical mirror tripping on acid and waving at your self but all reflections of you doing something different then what your doing staring right back at you dead in the eye😂💀🤯

  • @compulsiveconsumption
    @compulsiveconsumption Рік тому +2

    2:12 my dog every time i touch some wrapping