I was reading a response below regarding identification of two way mirror which is false.
This is how it should really be done: Transparent mirrors are most obviously distinguishable from ordinary mirrors in that they're not hung on walls as ordinary mirrors are, but they're set into walls (or doors) as windows are. In other words, if there's a wall behind a mirror, the mirror is almost certainly an ordinary one — a transparent mirror would be part of the wall itself. Also, the lighting in front of a transparent mirror must be much brighter than the lighting on the other side (where the hidden observers are) for it to work effectively, and some light leaks through from the brighter side to the dimmer side. According to the folks in Mirropane's technical support group, you can use these factors to your advantage by pressing your eyes up against the mirror and cupping your hands around them (to block out the light from the room you're in): if you're truly dealing with a transparent mirror, you should be able to see at least a little something of the open area behind it. Also, rapping on the mirror should provide an aural clue: ordinary mirrors have backings and are usually placed against walls, so rapping on them will generally produce dull thuds; transparent mirrors and set into walls with open areas behind them, so rapping on them should produce much more open, hollow sounds. These methods of detection are more reliable than the fingernail test and should be preferred.
Re: How to detect transparent mirror..
by rizwan ahmad on Feb 11, 2010 10:21 AM
Thanks Buddy For this extra knowledge ! I will try to remember your suggestions as well - Insha Allah
Please avoid checking alone in an indian hotel even if you have to di make sure you closed all the lights or keep dim light in room.While in washroom dont take the cclothes off even while bbaatth.Avoid changing in lights etc etc.
While changing clothes in Hotels and textile showrooms, it is very important to make sure that the mirror is not a two way.
Have you seen recent advertisement of M/S SAINT GOBAIN GLASSES shown in Television? If yes then you must have known about 2 Way mirror.
Not to scare you, but to make sure that you aware. Some of the hotels and textile showrooms cheat the customers this way and watch privately.
How to determine if a mirror is 2 way or not?
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, are 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:
Test 1: 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 may be 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.
While changing clothes in Hotels and textile showrooms, it is very important to make sure that the mirror is not a two way.
Have you seen recent advertisement of M/S SAINT GOBAIN GLASSES shown in Television? If yes then you must have known about 2 Way mirror.
Not to scare you, but to make sure that you aware. Some of the hotels and textile showrooms cheat the customers this way and watch privately.
How to determine if a mirror is 2 way or not?
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, are 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:
Test 1: 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 may be 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.
Re: Mirors
by ravishwar joshi on Feb 10, 2010 03:52 PM
there is a simpler way take a heavy object and break the glass.... go on to the other side and see if you can see thru...then u will know...
Re: Mirors
by ravishwar joshi on Feb 10, 2010 03:52 PM
there is a simpler way take a heavy object and break the glass.... go on to the other side and see if you can see thru...then u will know...
Do you know how to check if the mirror in the changing rooms and bathrooms of hotels and shopping malls are two way mirrors? In a two way mirror the person on the other side can also see you. To make sure that the mirror is not a two way mirror just place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface. If there is a gap between your fingernail and the image of the nail then it is a genuine mirror. If your fingernail directly touches the image of your nail then it is a two way mirror. Make sure you check this the next time you use a changing room in a shopping mall & hotels.
