So Let us ask an interesting question... What is the color of a MIRROR???
You Might say silver as always Mirrors are illustrated that way.
To make sure they are made out of silver or silvery things like Aluminium
.... But mirror in Reality is whatever color you are pointed at.. that
is if you look into the mirror it becomes U-colored, isn't it ;)
This is all because they don't absorb color.
The
color of the object is because the objects absorb all the colors of the
spectrum except for the color they emit out.. but in the case of
mirrors its the opposite.. A perfect mirror reflects all colors
equally..
so.. in a way we can say a mirror is WHITE except a mirror dosen't reflect the colors in the same way as a pigment does,,,,
A mirror reflects the light in a single out going direction..SPECULAR REFLECTION
This reflection creates the image of the very thing in front of the mirror ..so as a joke a mirror is a kinda SMART WHITE..
But
wait a sec... that is a perfect mirror...we live in a world where there
are no perfect mirrors..every mirror absorbs a little bit of light
So Technically a mirror emits a certain color... that is a tiny tiny tiny bit of GREEN............................
You
may have noticed this yourself when investigating a mirror tunnel..this
happens when two mirrors face each other.. if not try it once
Reflecting
the same scene back and forth and back n forth with each new reflection
a little bit more visible light is lost ... but GREEN least of
all..........................................
Thats why the 'reflection deep down the tunnel is dimmer and a way GREENER
Hence if any of your friends ask you what color is the mirror...
The answer would be a GREEN
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