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[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Or youd see 20 years into the future... Let that one bake your noodle for a spell...

[–] Sprawl@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

No you always see into the past.

Light cannot travel back in time. The reflection you’d see in the mirror is the light that left the Earth 20 years ago.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

No that's not how light works. It's not 20 years either direction otherwise you could use your bathroom mirror to see into the future

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