Reply to: Have we done the see through mirror in the ladies' Lav?

[MarillionFan]

I have an easier way. If you throw a brick through the window, if it's a two way then the brick will go straight through. Simples.

[Zippy]

damn. I read that short story as well

what was it now

Childhood's End?

[EternalOptimist]

I read that if you make your side a lot brighter, the mirror becomes transparent. It was in an old sci-fi book (Arthur C Clarke IIRC) and I've no idea if it's true or was just a made up plot convenience.

damn. I read that short story as well

what was it now

[d000hg]

I read that if you make your side a lot brighter, the mirror becomes transparent. It was in an old sci-fi book (Arthur C Clarke IIRC) and I've no idea if it's true or was just a made up plot convenience.

[EternalOptimist]

He knows too much.

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[bless 'em all]

That is, indeed a top tip. and factually correct. Useful to boot.

I stayed at 20 hotels this year, featuring multiple mirroring facilities, and they all failed the 'one way mirror test' but its better to be safe than sorry eh?
I also visited about 20 different pubs. same result. my fingernails are getting worn down, but at least I can sleep soundly knowing that some birds havn't been spying on me while I wash me hands.
At home I ocasionally go around the house checking, just in case some agent of the government has slipped in, created a spy hole and installed a one way mirror

so far , iam safe.

unless some guru has created a one way morror that can fool the 'fingernail test'

it's possible.


I also check my turds on a regular basis to ensure that no 'government nano bots have been inserted into my food, that can take over my cortex and turn me into an unwilling slave'

oh jeez
why. lord why.

He knows too much.

[realityhack]

Top tip for detecting one-way mirrors: Put your fingernail against the glass. If your fingernail and its reflection don't touch, then it's definitely not a one-way mirror. If they do, it's likely to be, because most normal mirrors have conventional glass panels about 5mm thick to protect the polished surface from damage. One-way mirrors can't have that, since they rely on a percentage of light being conducted from the light side to a dark area behind the mirror. If there's a glass panel on the 'light' side, too much of the light gets reflected for the process to work.

snopes.com: Two Way Mirror Warning

[EternalOptimist]

Top tip for detecting one-way mirrors: Put your fingernail against the glass. If your fingernail and its reflection don't touch, then it's definitely not a one-way mirror. If they do, it's likely to be, because most normal mirrors have conventional glass panels about 5mm thick to protect the polished surface from damage. One-way mirrors can't have that, since they rely on a percentage of light being conducted from the light side to a dark area behind the mirror. If there's a glass panel on the 'light' side, too much of the light gets reflected for the process to work.

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[EternalOptimist]

[Gentile]

Top tip for detecting one-way mirrors: Put your fingernail against the glass. If your fingernail and its reflection don't touch, then it's definitely not a one-way mirror. If they do, it's likely to be, because most normal mirrors have conventional glass panels about 5mm thick to protect the polished surface from damage. One-way mirrors can't have that, since they rely on a percentage of light being conducted from the light side to a dark area behind the mirror. If there's a glass panel on the 'light' side, too much of the light gets reflected for the process to work.

[vetran]

no it was probably when they reversed it and they saw suity tapping off at the urinals.

weird man, some things should be private.

[Doggy Styles]

Doesn't seem to be very good business sense knowing you piss off 5% of your client base?!

But if the 95% come more often, and tell their mates...

[northernladuk]

“95 percent of our clients, whether male or female, find it funny.”

Doesn't seem to be very good business sense knowing you piss off 5% of your client base?!

[BrilloPad]

What are women doing at the sink that needs to be hidden? Do they pee in it or summat?

[doomage]

Austrian Artist Surprised That People Are Pissed About Two-Way Mirror Bathroom Installation | In the Air: Art News & Gossip | ARTINFO.com

Well, it's art, see, so that makes it ok.

he built an installation at a Vienna café that allowed men in the adjacent restroom to see the inside of the ladies room through a two-way mirror...

I was wondering what idiot complained about this until I read

the two-way mirror only allowed onlookers to see the women at the sink, rather than while performing more private duties.

Which explains why it was brought to the attention of the proprietors.