"What is he doing?" Bill asked when he
caught three-year-old Liam bent over, gazing into a spoon, hanging his head upside down so
close to the floor it looked like he might be going to tumble.
I knew right away, because my sweet baby had been in the kitchen rummaging through the junk drawer (everyone has one)
mistaking it for the silverware drawer.
"What are you looking for?" I asked.
I handed him a shiny serving spoon, and he went off
to play, or so I thought.
Hubby said Liam turned his head this way and that as he tried
repeatedly to invert his image in the spoon. I guess he figured if he stood on
his head it would happen.
How to explain the principles of curved surface reflections?
Light travels straight until it hits a curved surface.
The concave bowl of the spoon bounces incoming rays
back toward a central focus point lying between your face and the center
of the spoon. In passing through this
point, rays from the upper part of your face are reflected downward, while
those from the lower part are reflected upward, thus an UPSIDE DOWN IMAGE.
We've all had an upside down kind of day where everything seems backwards or goes wrong.
Today I tried my best to leave a book review. I failed miserably after several attempts to sign in or even change the password. The more I tried to straighten things, the more upside down it all became.
Today I tried my best to leave a book review. I failed miserably after several attempts to sign in or even change the password. The more I tried to straighten things, the more upside down it all became.
Sometimes you have to back off when standing on your head doesn't do the trick. After calming down, I tried a new approach and changed my husband's password and got into the website that way. I will deal with him later.
7 comments:
Cute story! I can imagine Liam trying to do this. Haha! Glad you were able to get into the website. Sometimes it takes looking at things from a new perspective to discover a solution to a problem.
Everyone needs a magic spoon. :)
Hahahaa! And P.S. I'm so glad you explained that whole spoon thing--I've always wondered! (I thought it was magic, too. :-) )
I'm hoping that Liam shared the magic spoon, and kept Bill occupied for a while, too.
Leave it to Liam to discover the wonders of life at Grammie's. Susan
What a great story! I had no idea that's how the upside down thing happened, so thanks. :) And thanks for all the trouble on that review. Your efforts, and your hubby's password sacrifice, are much appreciated!
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