SYSK Selects: How Mirrors Work

Stuff You Should Know

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4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Whether using polished metal surfaces or clear glass, human beings have enjoyed admiring their reflections for centuries. In this episode, Josh and Chuck reflect on the types, mind-melting physics, superstitions and rather interesting history of mirrors.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.2	Good afternoon and welcome to Stuff You Should Know Selects.
0:34.9	This Charles W. Chuck Bryant here in my pick for this week is How Mirrors Work from September
0:39.8	14, 2010.
0:42.6	And boy, this one was a tough one.
0:44.4	I remember when we had the idea of doing a show on mirrors, I thought, well, that's
0:48.6	going to be short and not so interesting.
0:51.0	But then I thought, oh, wait a minute.
0:53.4	How do mirrors work?
0:54.7	How are those things made?
0:56.2	Where did they come from?
0:57.4	It's pretty amazing.
0:58.6	So we get into all that and more and it's a pretty fascinating episode.
1:03.9	And this will be one where you can kind of whip out some of these facts at your next
1:07.4	dinner party and amazing to light your friends and family.
1:10.8	So enjoy how mirrors work right here, right now.
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