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Saddle shaped mirrors

Steve Mould, 12 min, 1.6M views, May 26, 2023

Original title: Saddle shaped mirrors are really weird to look in

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Get an exclusive Surfshark deal: enter promo code STEVEMOULD for an extra 3 months free at https://surfshark.deals/stevemould A saddle point is a point that is concave and convex at the same time, so what's it like to look into a mirror like that? A huge thank you to Brian at AlphaPhoenix for the first mirror. Check out his brilliant video showing how it was made: https://youtu.be/fyD1yv-6sTc and be sure to subscribe! And a huge thank you to Andrew Draminski and Michael Barson for the second mirror. My video about caustics: https://youtu.be/wk67eGXtbIw My video about Chinese Magic Mirrors: https://youtu.be/v2yV6IeL-Jw You can buy my books here: https://stevemould.com/books You can support me on Patreon and get access to the exclusive Discord: https://www.patreon.com/stevemould just like these amazing people: Tj Steyn Pavel Dubov John Doe Lizzy and Jack Jeremy Cole Brendan Williams Alan Wilderland Frank Hereford Lukas Biewald Damien Szerszinski Marshall Fitzpatrick Heather Liu Grant Hay John Zelinka Paul Warelis Matthew Cocke Nathan Blubaugh Twitter: http://twitter.com/moulds Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevemouldscience/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevemouldscience/ Buy nerdy maths things: http://mathsgear.co.uk