Why aren't Mirrors White? Why isn't EVERYTHING a Mirror?

What's the difference between a mirror and a piece of paper? The answer requires an understanding of surface texture, but also light scattering, Huygens principle, and electrical conductivity. Optics is metal!
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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS

The Color White Does NOT Exist:
   • The Color White Does NOT Exist  

You Don't Know How Mirrors Work:
   • You Don't Know How Mirrors Work  

What the HECK is Energy?
   • What the HECK is Energy?  

Where Does Light Come From?
   • Where Does Light Come From? (Electrod...  
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Vsauce on Mirrors:
   • What Color Is A Mirror?  
   • INSIDE a Spherical Mirror  
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Optics by Hecht
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Prompt Questions:
   • You Don't Know How Mirrors Work  
   • The Color White Does NOT Exist  
   • The Color White Does NOT Exist  
   • The Color White Does NOT Exist  
   • The Color White Does NOT Exist  

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   • You Don't Know How Mirrors Work  
   • You Don't Know How Mirrors Work  
   • You Don't Know How Mirrors Work  
   • You Don't Know How Mirrors Work  
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