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Subject: Re: idea

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Date Posted: 11:15:26 07/22/04 Thu
In reply to: lamar 's message, "idea" on 11:28:06 07/08/04 Thu

>>> What if you had a sphere, and the inside surface of the sphere was covered by a mirror. You are somehow able to put a flashlight inside the sphere, and turn the light on.
... What eventually happens to the light, since it keeps on being refracted off the mirror?
...Like i said, this isn't a problem, it's just a thought i had. <<<
..... The light uses energy that is supplied by the battery, and that energy is eventually converted into heat, even if the light is reflected many times by the mirror.
..... I once saw a toy oven that had a lightbulb inside, and it could get very hot, although no light was visible from the outside.

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