Sunday, May 10, 2009

Through the Looking Glass



Here we go: Happy Mothers Day, Mr. Kohara. I've got a weird one. My sister and I got my mom a $50 gift card from Godiva. The weird part was that we only payed $20 for it. Its like they are giving us thirty bucks. I don't get it... So I had Z Pizza twice this weekend. That was cool. And we won our lacrosse game today. That was also cool. We beat Punahou 4-1. That's all I'm going to say about my weekend. I don't wanna go overboard again. So its straight to the picture now, baby.
Okay. The picture. Wow. I am not a fan of this picture. Not a fan. I forgot to get a haircut this weekend. Not good. I always end up waiting like three weeks too long to got to the barber. My head looks like a porcupine mixed with a hampster. Also, much to my chagrin, my shirt is really really small. After wrestling season, I gained a lot of weight. A lot of weight. Most of my clothes don't fit me anymore. I have to go commando sometimes or the pants won't fit me. Sad, sad, sad. I tell you. This really saddens me because this is one of my favorite shirts. I stole it from my cousin a few years ago and now its too small. In the picture it looks like I have boobs. I don't by the way, its just the angle. Its still embarassing none the less. I'm very wide. Anyhoo...
So this picture is quite obviously of a mirror. There's a lot of cool stuff going on in this picture. There is also a lot of good physics at work also. Now in this picture you can see me and you can see my image in the mirror. The image is a virtual image because it appears to be recessed inside of the mirror. In fact, the image seems to be the same distance in as I am from the mirror. You can clearly see this in the picture.
Also, what I see in the mirror is not the same as what you see. You see me in the mirror because light bounces off of my face, reflects off of the mirror and hits your eyes. The background of the picture is actually what is behind and to the left of me. The same thing is happening to me. The light hitting my eyes, comes from my right. Light from over there, in this case the person taking the picture, hits the mirror and bounces off into my eyes. Interestingly, light hitting the mirror bounces off at the exact same angle. The angle of incidence always equals the angle of reflection. This means that because you can see my face, I can see your face. Haha I see you.
P.S. If you can guess where this picture is taken, you could win a wrestling match for the Kohara's Class Championship title with yours truly...Mr. Carlile Carlile.
P.S.S I'm trying to build a wrestling ring in my backyard. If anyone has foam, or metal (esp. rebar), or plywood can you let me know.

2 comments:

Ashley Furuta said...

haha carlile has boobs

maxx said...

i have a hunch you are in that place at ward with all the glass and furniture... i forgot what it is called. and i think you have bigger boobs then mr. papoli