First Mirror

Almost every boy and girl has looked into a pool of water or tabletop fountain and seen a reflection of his or her face. You might call that pool or tabletop fountain the world’s first mirror, for it is likely that a still pool of water was the first thing that allowed people to look at their own faces. If there are ripples on water the picture is not very good, is it? For the same reason, glass that is not truly smooth does not make a really good mirror. Sure, mirrors can do a lot of funny things; though it is not funny to look ugly at the mirror always.