Detecting a 2-way mirror

[myth]

When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms,changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, r actually a 2-way mirror i.e., they can see you, but you can't see them). There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms or bathroom or bedrooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it. So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at?

CONDUCT THIS SIMPLE TEST:

Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror. However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR! (there is someone seeing you from the other side). So remember, every time you see a mirror,do the "fingernail test." It doesn't cost you anything. It is simple to do. This is a really good thing to do. The reason there is a gap on a real mirror, is because the silver is on the back of the mirror UNDER the glass. Whereas with a two-way mirror,the silver is on the Surface. Keep dat in mind...

 

[Baal]

This is the weirdest post I've seen in a while, and an early canidate for the Weirdest Post of the Year award.

God damn paranoia.

 

[<RJMC>]

what about shooting at the mirror?

if there is someone behind it them well is his fault

 

[CrazyHarij]

what about shooting at the mirror?

if there is someone behind it them well is his fault

good enough for me

 

[bryanf445]

ugh well that is neat, but whos going to be checking every mirror? What are the actual chances of it being a 2way mirror. And besides... who the **** cares?

 

[15357]

what about shooting at the mirror?

if there is someone behind it them well is his fault

:thumbs:


*reminds self to install bulletproof mirrors next time*

 

[DreamThrall]

who the **** cares?

Probably women who don't want to be changing/peeing/pooing/whatever for some sicko behind the mirror?

 

[StardogChampion]

Probably women who don't want to be changing/peeing/pooing/whatever for some sicko behind the mirror?

Mirrors are almost never inside toilet cubicles. They're always above the sinks outside, and I doubt many of us would walk around naked in a public area like that.

 

[Seppo]

I'm going to try this

 

[DreamThrall]

Yeah I thought of that after I posted...

Anyways, changing rooms still stands... but those mirrors are usually on the door or the dividing wall (ie, the .5 inch piece of wood dividing the changing room from the next)

Would be good to check the mirrors of sleazy motel rooms, if any of you frequent those.

 

[CyberPitz]

I am a paranoid man, and I'll be known to be doing this, sadly.

 

[15357]

Hmm, very interesting. This didn't work on the elevator windows.


But who the ****s gonna be watching through the elevator windows anyway?

 

[Dekstar]

I'll be so doing this to make myself seem more paranoid than I am.

 

[<RJMC>]

I'll be so doing this to make myself seem more paranoid than I am.

*enters into a motel whit girlfriend*
you: oh yeah lets get to it...wait a minute
girlfriend:wha?
you:*touch mirror*omfg they are they are looking for me!
girlfriend:wha?
you:is da goverment! lets get out of here!"*grabs a cahir as a weapon and run outside whit the pants down screaming*"you will not take me alive!!!!1"

that paranoid?

 

[Bad^Hat]

I've always been a teensy bit paranoid about this with my own bathroom mirror. But that's probably more connected with the things I've done infront of it than any possibility of it actually being so

 

[15357]

*enters into a motel whit girlfriend*
you: oh yeah lets get to it...wait a minute
girlfriend:wha?
you:*touch mirror*omfg they are they are looking for me!
girlfriend:wha?
you:is da goverment! lets get out of here!"*grabs a cahir as a weapon and run outside whit the pants down screaming*"you will not take me alive!!!!1"

that paranoid?

I think I may have woken up the entire apartment complex by laughing.

 

[CyberPitz]

*enters into a motel whit girlfriend*
you: oh yeah lets get to it...wait a minute
girlfriend:wha?
you:*touch mirror*omfg they are they are looking for me!
girlfriend:wha?
you:is da goverment! lets get out of here!"*grabs a cahir as a weapon and run outside whit the pants down screaming*"you will not take me alive!!!!1"

that paranoid?

Yes....but replace motel with bedroom.

 

[Angry Lawyer]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/mirror.asp

It's bullshit.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[kirovman]

All my hopes dashed.

Well, at least we still have RJMC's way.

 

[DreamThrall]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/mirror.asp

It's bullshit.

-Angry Lawyer

Oooh pwned. Honestly, I thought it sounded fishy, but was too lazy to search on it myself.

 

[15357]

Yeah. If you want to actually know wether it's a 2 way mirror, you get a flashlight, cup your hands around your eyes, look through, and turn the flashlight on very close to the surface (Actually, on the surface).

 

[myth]

ugh well that is neat, but whos going to be checking every mirror? What are the actual chances of it being a 2way mirror. And besides... who the **** cares?

i dont think its a good idea by welcoming self photo in a voyeur magazine.. atleast i have got some dignity left

 

[myth]

I think I may have woken up the entire apartment complex by laughing.

u still dont get it, do u??

 

[15357]

Errr, what?

 

[Solaris]

u still dont get it, do u??

Were you created by knghenry raping kathakasung?

 

[Remus]

Were you created by knghenry raping kathakasung?

LOL, since when did you get so funeh

 

[Bad^Hat]

You could always try rubbing greasy food on it. If it goes see-you, then you can eat it.







Or something.

 

[mindless_moder]

lol at obscure simpsons reference ^. personally i'd worry more about being recorded by a hidden camera (which has actually happened in the past) i seriously doubt there are any documented incidents of 2 way mirrors being used to spy on people.

 

[CyberPitz]

lol at obscure simpsons reference ^. personally i'd worry more about being recorded by a hidden camera (which has actually happened in the past) i seriously doubt there are any documented incidents of 2 way mirrors being used to spy on people.

That's because nobody has found out! d:

This thread doesn't help us paranoid folk out, any.

 

[Pauly]

Why dont you just cup your hands over the mirror and look in it, can't you tell by that?

 

[kirovman]

Turn the light in the room off.

You will be able to see through more clearly.

The only reason it's a mirror is because it's dark on the other side.

Try looking out of a window on a dark night, it's effectively a mirror, although not as close to 100% as a specially designed one.

 

[Cole]

I always punch mirriors. Anytime I see a threat, I have to kill them.

The only threat I have, is myself.

Why?

I am Chuck Norris.

note* by punch, I mean roundhouse kick

 

[Anthraxxx]

*enters into a motel whit girlfriend*
you: oh yeah lets get to it...wait a minute
girlfriend:wha?
you:*touch mirror*omfg they are they are looking for me!
girlfriend:wha?
you:is da goverment! lets get out of here!"*grabs a cahir as a weapon and run outside whit the pants down screaming*"you will not take me alive!!!!1"

that paranoid?

Brilliant. Pure genius!

We need to write a book with nothing but RJMC-isms. You're so ****ing asesome RJMC!!!!

 

[Max35]

Brilliant. Pure genius!

We need to write a book with nothing but RJMC-isms. You're so ****ing asesome RJMC!!!!

I concur, he is rather entertaining. Which is why I've hired him as my personal comedian :thumbs:

 

[destrukt]

Time to stop exposing myself to mirrors in public toilets.. well, at least until after I've done this test.

 

[Krynn72]

Pfft, youve been doing it this long... let the pervs have their fun.

 

[Raziaar]

Brilliant. Pure genius!

We need to write a book with nothing but RJMC-isms. You're so ****ing asesome RJMC!!!!

I concur, he is rather entertaining. Which is why I've hired him as my personal comedian :thumbs:

He's not a pet monkey.

 

[sinkoman]

When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms,changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, r actually a 2-way mirror i.e., they can see you, but you can't see them). There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms or bathroom or bedrooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it. So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at?

CONDUCT THIS SIMPLE TEST:

Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror. However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR! (there is someone seeing you from the other side). So remember, every time you see a mirror,do the "fingernail test." It doesn't cost you anything. It is simple to do. This is a really good thing to do. The reason there is a gap on a real mirror, is because the silver is on the back of the mirror UNDER the glass. Whereas with a two-way mirror,the silver is on the Surface. Keep dat in mind...

I think I figured this out when I was 7 ish, and notice that when I spat on mirrors, or threw putty at them, the gunk had a space between itself and the reflection.

 

[G-Dub]

Total BS.

 

[CyberPitz]

I'll have to find out. I know one place that has a 2 way mirror *It's a department store* so we'll see...