Mirror technology timeline!
Chirality ‘n’ shit.
A mirror’s primary surface - a metal like silver that has just one electron sticking out alone in the top atomic orbital, plus other free electrons sliding around the surface, I believe - absorbs photons, then re-emits new photons almost exactly like the ones that came in.
That’s what you get for getting jimson weed laced with salvia, instead of regular ol’ weed.
“C’mon, it’ll be fun, let’s try something new!”, they said…