What you see in the mirror is your reflection with which you’re most likely very familiar. So there’s little surprise there. But there are many other things that bounce back at you, or off of surfaces—think of light waves, sound waves, even your thoughts.
In fact, the word “reflection” derives from the Latin reflectere, made up of the prefix re-, “back,” and flectere, “to bend.” So in very simple terms, it’s bending something back, sometimes accurately (if it’s a smooth surface like a mirror) and sometimes very distortedly (if it’s a water pond).
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So today we’re taking you on an adventure into the wondrous world of reflections, both random and elaborate, funny and breathtaking. Scroll down through the list compiled by Bored Panda below, upvote your favorite mind (or rather, light) benders and be sure to check out our previous post with more head-messing reflections here.
#1 Long Exposure Photograph I Captured Of Yesterday’s Spacex Launch And Its Reflection Along The Shoreline Of The Atlantic Ocean
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#2 The Reflections On These Pots Lined Up Just Right
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#3 This Reflection Of A Lamp On My Sunglasses
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#4 The Reflection From My Window Decal Makes My Toilet Look Like A Quest Item In A Video Game
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#5 Thought This Was A Desktop Background But It’s Just A Reflection Of Our Couch
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#6 Sunset Reflection Looks Like A Demonic Uprising
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#7 Capybara Looks Like It’s Wearing Clothes Due To Reflection
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#8 Sun’s Reflection On My Drinking Glass Creates Bart Simpson’s Skull
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#9 My Blinds Reflection Looks Like Lunar Phases On My Wall
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#10 This Reflection On My Water Bottle Looks Like The Northern Lights
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#11 This Spectrum Reflected Off The Dining Room Window Through A Chair Back
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#12 Every Morning The Sun Hits My Mom’s Urn And Reflects On The Wall In This Pretty Design
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#13 Reflection Of Ceiling Lights In My Coffee
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#14 Blursed Cat
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#15 The Water Reflecting Off Our Old Trampoline Makes It Look Invisible
Or also it could be a portal to another dimension.
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#16 Reflection Of The Sun Hitting My Guitars’ Tuners This Morning
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#17 The Sun Shining Through My Fish Tank Aligned Perfectly On Each Knob
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#18 The Reflection In The Mirror On This Hotel Check In Desk
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#19 This Window Filters Out The Exact Wavelength Of Light That My Gloves Reflect
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#20 The Reflection Of The Beer Made The Fire On My Christmas Card Look Alive
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#21 The Reflection Of My TV Makes It Look Like Girl With The Pearl Earring Is In My Backyard
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#22 Weird Reflection Makes Man Look Like A Ghost
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#23 My Wife Looked Out Of Our Living Room Window And Saw This. TV Screen Reflection Lined Up Perfectly With Her Car
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#24 The Reflection Of These Sticks Make Interesting Shapes
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#25 Reflection On Window Looks Like Massive Spaceship Landing
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#26 Reflection Of Tunnel In Mirrored Sunglasses
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#27 How My Face Is Not Reflected In This Mirror, But Is In The Mirror’s Reflection Of Itself
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#28 This Mural Was Purposely Painted Upside Down To Reflect Off Of The Water
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#29 This Puddle Reflecting The Sun Looks Like A Portal To Space
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#30 The Reflection From My TV Looks Like The Moon Is Hovering Over My Swimming Pool
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#31 The Reflection Of The Light On My Coffee Looks Like A Glowing Castle
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#32 Sat On A Bench Outside An Office And Noticed My Reflection In The Window Perfectly Fit In The Chair
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#33 Reflection Of Bathroom Mirror Makes It Look Like We Have An Outdoor Cinema Going On
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#34 This Sign Was Designed To Be Read In The Reflection Of The Water
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#35 The Surprisingly High-Quality Reflection Of Michael Scott In My Boyfriend’s Watch
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#36 The Reflection Of My Make-Up Bag Looks Like A Nebula
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#37 Reflection On An Iron
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#38 The Gap In My Bedroom Window Became A Pinhole Camera
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#39 The Reflection Of The Reeds In The Canal Spell Ok
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#40 I Took A Picture Of A Monkey And The Glare Made It Look Like It Was Taking A Wicked Selfie
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#41 The Steering Wheel Reflection Looks Like A Planet In The Sky
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#42 I Stood In The Reflection Of The Backyard Glass Window Opposite My Thongs And It Looks Like My Ghost Is Wearing Them
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#43 The Reflection Of The Blinds Makes My Glass Look Jagged
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#44 Reflection Of A Poster In The Stuttgart Airport Makes The Woman Look Cross-Eyed
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#45 The Sun Reflecting Off The One World Trade Center This Morning
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#46 I Can’t See The Actual Drop Of Water On My Countertop, But I See Its Reflection On The Side Of My Coffee Maker
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#47 Mirage Of Coffee Shop Window Makes It Look Like This Car Sells Pies Out Of The Boot
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#48 Spilled A Drink And It Reflected Perfectly
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#49 The Reflections Of Ceiling Lights Appear To Be Alien Ships Descending On Shreveport
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#50 The Sun’s Reflection Off My Watch Looks Like Saturn
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#51 Making Cookies And The Reflection Looks Like A Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie
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#52 My Reflection On The Mirror Looks As If It Was A Regular Picture On The Wall
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#53 The Mirror Reflection In My Car After A Wash
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#54 The Ring Mirror In My Hotel Bathroom Reflects Differently Off My Glasses Since Each Eye Has Its Own Prescription
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#55 Image Reflected From Double Glazing Window Is Aligned With A Real Image Of Sun And Clouds Behind The Pillar
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#56 The Reflection Of This Building Makes It Look As If It’s In The Sky
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#57 Girlfriend Took This Awesome Photo Today While We Went Hot Air Ballooning For My Bday. Reflection Of Our Balloon Of A Creek We Flew Over
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#58 Hmmm
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#59 The Narrow Open Space Between My Blinds Is Creating A Camera Obscura Effect That Is Reflecting The Colors That Are Outside
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#60 Blursed Reflection
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#61 Caught The Reflection Of The Light In The Window, Looks Like It’s Floating In The Sky
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#62 The Reflection Gave My Cat Human Feet
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#63 This Spider’s Reflection In A Pool
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#64 The Reflection Ends The Building
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#65 The Reflection On This Bucket Makes It Look Transparent
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#66 This Plates Light Reflection Looks Like A UFO
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#67 Rental Car In Ireland Has Dashboard Sticker That Reflects In The Windshield To Remind You What Side Of The Road To Drive On
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#68 How This Reflection Of Light Only Got Past With The Red
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#69 Two Carts I Found In My Local Swamp Awhile Back. The Reflections Were Weird
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#70 Blue Sky Reflecting On Neighboring Building With Storm Behind It
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#71 Reflection Of Trees In A Drop Of Water
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#72 Every Time I Think That This Building Is Burning, But It Is A Reflection Of The Sunset
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#73 The Sun’s Reflection Looks Like A Double Helix
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#74 The Camera Focused On The Reflection Of The Tree Instead Of The Watch
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#75 The Reflection Of The Lamp Gives My Glasses Eyeballs
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#76 This Morning Reflection From My Front Door
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#77 Our Restaurant’s Lights Reflected Off Their Window Looks Like The Aliens Have Arrived
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#78 The Reflection Makes It Look Like This Lady Is Wearing A Thong
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#79 Reflection Of Window On My Dumpling Soup
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#80 Black Vultures Picture Taken Through A Window That Reflects A Stained Glass Window
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#81 The Reflection Of This Stained Glass Seems To Spell “Dead”
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#82 This Unaltered Photo Of The Reflection In My Cat’s Eyes
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#83 The Reflection Of The Lights In The Room Behind Me Make It Look Like The Sky Has A Trap Door
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#84 Reflections In The Window Look Like A Glitch In A Skybox
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#85 Glass Reflection Makes It Look Like There Are People In The Sky Of Tokyo
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#86 Tom’s Reflection Reflecting His Inner Wolf
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#87 Reflecting From Window. Rainbow Cat
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#88 Maltese Reflection
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#89 The Colorful Reflections From People’s Shirts On My Airplane
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#90 This Reflection Looks Like Howard Stern
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#91 This Ceiling Light Reflection On My Camera Lens
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#92 The Reflection From The Ironing Board In My Hotel Room Looks Like A Transformer
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#93 My Plates Create An Illuminati Sign When Reflected By Light
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#94 This Reflection Of The Sky On A Building Looks Like The Sky
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#95 The Color And Reflective Properties Of The Key Make It Blend In With The Doorknob
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#96 The Reflection From My Oven Looks Like A Happy Robot
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#97 The Light Reflected Off These Candle Holders Look Like Flames
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#98 Took A Pic Of The Sunrise Out My Office Window And The Interior Lights Made Some Cool Reflections
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#99 Saved This Adorable Baby Opossum From My Dog. Look At That Face
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#100 Not Much Of A Guard Dog, Though! But Lost It When I Came Across The Second Pic
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#101 The Reflection Off This Can
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#102 Umbrella Reflection In Spoon
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#103 The Reflections In This Building Make It Look Like A Bad Render
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#104 The Reflection In My Trumpet Creates A Tiny Planet Effect
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#105 Today I Saw A Reflection Of A Vehicle That Completes The One Next To It
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#106 My Cats Tag Reflection
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#107 The Clouds Reflected Off This Building Look Pixelated
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#108 The Crack In The Door Splits My Grow Light Into Different Colors
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#109 A Piece Of Sky Fell On The Road
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#110 I Can See The Reflection Of My Phone If I Take A Close-Up Of My Eye
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#111 Sunlight Reflecting Through Lengths Of Aluminium
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#112 Reflection Makes It Look Like The Knife Is Transparent
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#113 Sunlight Was Dispersed And Reflected By The Building Facing Mine, Then Passed Through My Blinds And Ended Up On My Floor
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#114 Reflection From My Car Window Onto My Phone Looks Like The Stock Apple Wallpaper
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