Mirrors!!

[chinadog]

A Mirror or a 2-Way Glass?

How can you tell when you are in a room, restroom,
motel etc. with a mirror or a 2-way glass?

Here's how: I thought it was quite interesting! And I
know in about 30 seconds you're going to do what I did
and find the nearest mirror.

Do you know how to determine if a mirror is 2-way or
not? A policewoman who travels all over the US and
gives seminars and techniques for businesswomen passed
this on.

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, or 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 . It is very difficult to
positively identify the surface by looking at it.

So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty
what type of mirror we are looking at?

Just 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 GENUINE mirror. However, if your
fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail,
then BEWARE! IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR!

"No Space, Leave the Place" So remember, every time
you see a mirror, do the "fingernail test." It doesn't
cost you anything.

REMEMBER. No Space, Leave the Place:

Ladies: Share this with your girlfriends, sisters,
daughters, etc.

Men: Share this with your wives, daughters,
daughters-in-law, mothers, girlfriends and/or friends.

[lorri24601]

handy to know :-) thank you chinadog x

[Ice.Maiden]

Er...odd one, this. I'd heard that before, so my friend (who bites her nails, if that makes any difference?) tried it on all manner of mirrors, from her makeup compact, to wall mirrors at home, to those in changing rooms etc., and it seemed that there wasn't a gap when she looked into ANY of them?

[waterboatman]

Try using the tip of a ballpoint pen, or somrthing similar. It does work!

[4getmenot]

Fing that hard to believe ice maiden unless she had really cheap plastic mirrors without the layer of glass

[daffy654]

I don't have any two way mirrors to test this against,for all I know they may also have the gap.
This warning is probably not that relevant in this country anyway.

[Panic Button]

Next time I am in a police identity parade I will try it out.

[daffy654]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/mirror.as p

[susan1958]

My daughter did a weeks career training in a shoe shop and as she was a bit vain at the time, kept stopping in front of one mirror in the shop and checking her appearence. The other staff thought it was funny and only at the end of her week did they tell her that they could see her from behind the mirror.
Good job she has a sense of humour and laughed along with them.
:-)