Mirrors facing each other don’t produce infinite reflections. Each reflection will be darker than the last and eventually fade into invisibility. Mirrors absorb a fraction of the energy of the light striking them. The total number of reflections mirrors can produce? A few hundred.
100 Mind-Blowing Darker Facts
Shadows are darker on the Moon. On Earth, the atmosphere scatters more sunlight, so our shadows aren’t too dark. But on the Moon, shadows are so dark that Neil Armstrong said he had trouble seeing where he was going.
Shadows are darker on the Moon. On Earth, our shadows aren’t too dark because of the sunlight in the atmosphere. However, this isn’t the case with the moon. The moon has no atmosphere, and thus, no place for sunlight to travel. It’s so dark on the moon that Neil Armstrong said he couldn’t see where he was going.
Woodpeckers would eat brains if they get too hungry. One of the darker WTF facts: If a woodpecker goes too long without food, they will pin down other birds and peck at their heads until they can eat their brains.
Super Mario Land is darker than you thought. Remember all those squares you need to hop on while playing the OG Mario? Well, those are the people of the Mushroom Kingdom turned into blocks by the Koopas.