What would happen if you shined a light in a room full of mirrors?

Mirrors can’t create light, only reflect it. However, the light will not bounce around indefinitely; even mirrors absorb some of the light that hits them and eventually the reflected light would dim to the point that it made no difference.

What happens when you point a light at a mirror?

When light rays hit a mirror, however, they are reflected perfectly. The reflected rays therefore meet at a point. This phenomenon, which is called convergence, causes us to see reflected images when the light rays hit our eyes.

What happened when you turn on the flashlight in front of the mirror?

Reflection of light occurs when light hits a smooth surface that does not absorb any of the light but instead bounces it back off the surface. When light hits a mirror it is not absorbed but is reflected off at a very predictable angle. The angle that the light hits the mirror is called the angle of incidence.

Can light be trapped between two mirrors?

Originally Answered: Can light be trapped between mirrors? No. Nothing is perfectly reflective. Some of the light will be absorbed by each of the mirrors and transferred into heat during each reflection.

Can lightning bounce off a mirror?

A mirror does reflect light, but the lightning bolt is made up of electrical current. It’s true a mirror has a little bit of metal in it, but not nearly enough to do much to a lightning bolt.

Is it possible to store light?

Originally Answered: Can we store light? No. Light, like electricity is very difficult to store. For electricity, usually the energy is converted and stored in other forms, and when electricity is needed again, it is generated.

What happens when a light bulb dies?

The light is completely dead, no light whatsoever. It depends on the type of bulb. Regular incandescents won’t consume any electricity if the bulb is dead, since there’s no continuous path for the current to take. It’s just like an open switch.

What happens if a LED light bulb fails?

In addition, if it is a LED bulb using a capacitor-based passive power supply: Depends on how the LEDs itself failed. LEDs can fail in a way that they still generate heat (or even pose a short circuit, which would put all the energy into the current limiting circuitry) but no light.

Do incandescents consume more electricity when the light bulb is dead?

Regular incandescents won’t consume any electricity if the bulb is dead, since there’s no continuous path for the current to take. It’s just like an open switch. With CFLs and LEDs, it depends on why the bulb burned out, but in general they will consume some amount of electricity even when burned out.

How do you dispose of broken fluorescent light bulbs?

Shut off the air-conditioning or heating system. Wipe up the broken glass and powder, seal them in a container and dispose of them. Check with your local government about disposal requirements. Some communities require that trashed fluorescent bulbs (broken or unbroken) be taken to a local recycling center.