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    Can light bounce around mirrors forever?

    Question #117488. Asked by star_gazer. (Sep 12 10 8:10 PM)


    looney_tunes

    Since some of the photon energy is absorbed with each interaction, it will eventually stop reflecting. In the real world, there is no such thing as a perfect reflector that reflects 100% of the incident light.

    http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090831004139AA91RD2

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflection_%28physics%29


    Sep 13 10, 2:58 AM


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