Warning! Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear
Devices familiar to students are always good examples to illustrate physics concepts. I have found the right-side mirrors of cars to be one of these illustrative devices, especially because of the mysterious label printed on them: Warning! Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. Finding the p...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The Physics teacher 2003-01, Vol.41 (1), p.20-21 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Devices familiar to students are always good examples to illustrate physics concepts. I have found the right-side mirrors of cars to be one of these illustrative devices, especially because of the mysterious label printed on them: Warning! Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. Finding the physical reason for the label is a very interesting exercise that may be used to review or introduce some optical concepts. |
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| ISSN: | 0031-921X 1943-4928 |
| DOI: | 10.1119/1.1533959 |