This video is about why words flip left & right (aka horizontally) in a mirror but not up & down (aka vertically). The answer has to do with specular reflection, mirrors being like windows into another world (alternate...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how ray diagrams can be used to determine the size and location of a reflected image. Ray diagrams for plane, concave, and convex mirrors are included.

Staring into the mirror in a dark room can play some nasty tricks on your brain. Like many illusions, this can tell us about how your brain processes images.

Today Phil explains how telescopes work and offers up some astronomical shopping advice.<br/>

Take a tour of one of the most dazzling places in the world—the Palace of Versailles! Once a hunting lodge, it became the center of royal life under King Louis XIV, the Sun King. In this video, you’ll explore its glittering halls, giant...

2 minute video describing convex and concave mirrors and lenses

Howcast - Learn how to deal with blind spots when you're driving in this Howcast video with A-Club Driving School.

Howcast - Learn how to back a car into a parking spot in this Howcast video with A-Club Driving School.

It takes talent and training to drive a semitrailer. See if you have what it takes to operate one of these rigs on the open road.

Clean those greasy smudges and dusty streaks to get your reflection looking cute as a button again.

Pupil outcome: I can explore Act 3, Scene 4 of ‘Macbeth’, with a focus on Macbeth’s fears and Lady Macbeth’s diminishing power. Key learning points: - Dramatically, Act 3, Scene 2 mirrors Act 1, Scene 5, with a murder being plotted. -...

The Wari believed in a complex spiritual world centered on dualism and a powerful life force, which was represented in their religious art by the staff deity—a figure tied to both life and death. Religious ceremonies included offerings...

In this video, travel back to ancient Egypt to discover the Lighthouse of Alexandria—one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Built on the island of Pharos over 2,000 years ago, this towering lighthouse guided ships safely into the...

It'll be late soon. The group are leaving the amusement park. The first stars are starting to appear in the sky. Leo thinks they should build a telescope to look at the stars and the moon.

The Testers tackle the challenge of finding the best method to escape a maze. From a house of mirrors to a custom-built maze, they experiment with various strategies and mathematical techniques to find the quickest way...

In downtown areas of major cities, clusters of competing theaters—such as MGM, Loew's, and RKO—often lined main streets, creating vibrant entertainment districts. These theaters, with their elaborate marquees and luxurious interiors,...

Tom Thomas scratches the back of a mirror leaving a dark spot on the mirror that doesn't reflect anything. Not knowing the mirror is damaged Nolik is afraid that he has become a ghost.

How the Very Large Telescope works and how its discoveries about Sagittarius A* lead to a Nobel Physics Prize

A projector is a machine that projects an image onto a screen. LCD projectors work by shining a light through three LCD screens. When the colored light passes through these three screens, they relay three versions of the same scene....

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The ingenious system to measure the distance to the Moon involving Apollo astronauts, lasers and a unique mirror system planted on the lunar surface. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. In 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts left an...

The process of manufacturing lumps of glass into sophisticated mirror systems in the world's largest telescopes.



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In optics, the point at which rays of light converge after refraction or reflection, and so the point at which a sharp image will be produced. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning...