> On Nov 20, 8:10 am, "brian fletcher" bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>> "Art" zilch.com> wrote in message
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>> news:pha5k31a93ade6v5qc9ji13e518gh68888@4ax.com...
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>>> On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:22:18 -0500, "RH Nigl / GH Diel"
>>> exoptica.com> wrote:

>>

>>>>Looking in a mirror you, of course, see a reflection. This, no doubt,
>>>>happens at the speed of light.

>>

>>>>Say you are standing three meters in front of mirror's reflective
>>>>surface. Should you suddenly step aside, that is, you no longer are
>>>>'observing' the reflection, does the mirror retain your image for
>>>>the incredibly small fraction of time it takes light to travel the
>>>>distance of the three meters, (the distance here, is arbitrary)?

>>

>>>>RH Nigl

>>

>>> Mirrors don't retain images. They reflect light.

>>
>> People are also mirrors, and what you say applies acordingly.

>
> People are fun house mirrors: they distort things.
>
> W ; )