In a magical room, there is a mirror called "InvertiSpeculum" that doesn't reflect images but instead reflects the opposite of what's in front of it; not just left-to-right, but in a more general sense. When someone happy stands before it, it shows them as sad, and vice versa. When someone holding an empty box stands in front of it, it shows them holding a full box. When a tall person stands in front of it, it reflects a short person. Kofi, who is feeling quite content, enters the room with a round, red ball, and stands in front of InvertiSpeculum. What does he see in the mirror?
Kofi stands before the InvertiSpeculum mirror with a round, red ball, feeling content. As per the properties of the mirror, it will reflect opposites. First, his emotional state is content; therefore, the reflection will show Kofi looking unhappy or sad. Next, he is holding a red ball, which is round and has color. The mirror will reflect the opposite of the red ball. Since it reflects opposites and not exact inverses, the ball might be blue (being a common conceptual opposite of red), and instead of round, it could appear distorted or irregular in shape, as "round" doesn't have a direct opposite shape but can generally be taken to mean something regular or perfect. However, the magical property of the mirror states that it reflects the opposite of what's in front of it, which would also include the fullness of the object, as with the example of the empty box. Hence, Kofi can expect to see an irregularly shaped blue ball that is deflated or appears "empty" in the reflection. Kofi himself, being tall, would see a shorter version of himself in the mirror, unhappy, holding this peculiarly opposite ball.