Eli5: why are some reflections (like in doorknobs) upsidedown?

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Eli5: why are some reflections (like in doorknobs) upsidedown?

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Concave mirrors will create an inverted reflection. If you are outside of the focus point. Any light that comes into the mirror will bounce off and pass through the focal point, which is on the centerline if the mirror. Since it passes through that point, anything coming from above gets reflected below, and anything from below gets reflected above.

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