December 14, 2011 Tree House

[CaliforniaMama]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Ummmm, me
I tried to sidestep myself in a shop mirror one. But the girl wearing the same coat as me kept stepping the same way. I was 17 and too embarrassed to look her in the eye. It felt like I was there for about 10 minutes but of course it was only seconds. Far too long for anyone with common sense though.

I worked in a glass shop for a time. There were tons of framed mirrors around. I remember one that was placed just past a door between showroom and shop.

I stepped aside for the person coming through I don't know how many times before I finally got it through my head that I was stepping aside for myself!

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Bad idea, mirrors in an all you can eat buffet.

I've read it is good fung shui to have a mirror in your dining room multiplying the food you put upon your table. Something about feeling abundant and rich and healthy, if I remember correctly.

[classicman]

try to avoid the bird that was coming right at him

Ever heard of the game called Chicken?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by glatt

I like it. Wonder how often birds slam into it though.

They coat the mirrors with a UV coating we can't see, but birds can.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Also the glass is treated with an infrared film, invisible to humans, but visible to birds.

[ZenGum]

They should mount tiny surface-to-air missiles on it and stop 'em as they come in.

[SPUCK]

Originally Posted by ogwen69

Because the bird coming right at him is doing the same thing and keeps changing direction the same way at the same time

Didn't we all learn this from that Moonshine movie? The one where someone put a big mirror on some winding mountain road and a cop or shiner (don't recall which) came around the corner saw the on coming car - swerved - saw the other car swerve the same way, swerved harder, and went off the cliff.

(One of the last movies before the law about: all cars in movies must explode if their wheels leave the ground - went into effect.)