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Bright Lights, Little Mirror

Series: A Moment of Science
From: WFIU
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Amosfacebookbanner_small You're driving at night when, suddenly!, you're blinded by a piercing light from somewhere above.  A car has driven up behind you, and its headlights-reflected in your rear-view mirror-are dazzlingly bright. You flick the little tab beneath your mirror and the reflected headlights dim. Have you ever wondered how your rear-view mirror does this?

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You're driving at night when, suddenly!, you're blinded by a piercing light from somewhere above.  A car has driven up behind you, and its headlights-reflected in your rear-view mirror-are dazzlingly bright. You flick the little tab beneath your mirror and the reflected headlights dim. Have you ever wondered how your rear-view mirror does this?

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