+139 Most flat surfaces will show your reflection almost as clearly as a mirror if you place a clear glass pane in front of it with space in between, but neither the flat surface nor the clear glass pane will even come close to showing an equally clear reflection just by itself. amirite?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom fused in a molecule will hydrate you, but neither hydrogen nor oxygen will hydrate you on their own.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I wonder if there are any more similar situations in the same "format" that follow this? That is, "1 and 1 make 2, but 1 or 1 alone does not make 2", if that made any sense.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Everything that requires more than one component would fall into this category.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Glass with empty space behind it will definitely show your reflection if the space behind it is dark and the space behind you is light.

by Anonymous 2 years ago