Editing 555: Two Mirrors
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In this comic, Megan sets up two mirrors facing each other, in which reflections bounce back and forth between the mirrors until the mirrors absorb all the light. She then says "Bloody Mary" three times (as in the folklore) before ducking, conjuring an infinite number of spirits who jump from the mirror towards each other. It's not clear if they simply collide, or pass into the opposing mirror. Megan may be attempting an experiment either in particle physics upon {{w|LHC|colliding}} {{w|mirror matter}} or bridging {{w|Mirror Universe}}s by enabling Bloody Mary’s opposing characterizations to interact with each other, or both. | In this comic, Megan sets up two mirrors facing each other, in which reflections bounce back and forth between the mirrors until the mirrors absorb all the light. She then says "Bloody Mary" three times (as in the folklore) before ducking, conjuring an infinite number of spirits who jump from the mirror towards each other. It's not clear if they simply collide, or pass into the opposing mirror. Megan may be attempting an experiment either in particle physics upon {{w|LHC|colliding}} {{w|mirror matter}} or bridging {{w|Mirror Universe}}s by enabling Bloody Mary’s opposing characterizations to interact with each other, or both. | ||
− | + | Douglas Hofstadter (also referenced in [[917: Hofstadter]]) is the author of {{w|Gödel, Escher, Bach}} and {{w|I Am a Strange Loop}}. In the former book, amongst many other discussions of infinite loops, he points a television camera at the screen on which its image is projected, forming an endless series of screens similar to panel 2 of this comic. In the latter book he focuses on the idea of minds being self-referential. "In the end, we are self-perceiving, self-inventing, locked-in mirages that are little miracles of self-reference". This blends with the idea of the images of the person looking in the mirror being reflected endlessly. | |
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