Party of science at work? Tweeters mesmerized by Mike Pence optical illusion at Chili's

Are you dense? He is between her and the mirror and smaller than she is. Do you understand how mirrors work? https://t.co/Wt9WNcJHIZ

— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) July 17, 2016

As Twitchy told you, Mike Pence took a lot of heat from lefties after daring to eat at a Chili’s after Saturday’s new conference introducing him to the nation as Donald Trump’s running mate.

But there was something else going on … where’s his daughter’s reflection in the mirror?

Busy weekend in NY! Enjoying a quick dinner with the family at @Chilis. Looking forward to getting back to Indiana. pic.twitter.com/SUFjYcvQpH

— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) July 16, 2016

Tweeters — who have no idea how mirrors work — have questions. For example, here’s NYT technology writer Farhad Manjoo:

https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/754510281443651585

And here’s Dave Smith, deputy editor of @TechInsider:

i'd like to try to see @mike_pence explain why his daughter doesn't have a reflection in the mirror in this pic https://t.co/37uAEEw6Hv

— Dave Smith (@redletterdave) July 17, 2016

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Another reporter for the NYT weighs in:

I've seen a few folks tweeting about this: why doesn't Mike Pence's daughter have a reflection in that mirror? https://t.co/VcFKNOnW0d

— Liam Stack (@liamstack) July 17, 2016

Slate’s Helaine Olen calls it a “controversy”:

https://twitter.com/helaineolen/status/754489074266832896

Members of the party of science can’t explain a mirror? Sad!

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