Not my face, my body. I'm not even talking mirrors at likea funhouse or disstorted ones. I just mean regular day-to-day mirrors always make me look different. Some of them make me look hippier ( which is a good thing), and others I look more straight up and down, it's so weird. And it's not just a slight difference, it's dramatic. Which mirrors and accurate and how should I slant a mirror to get the most accurate portrayal. For example, I heard mirrors tilted forwards make you look thinner, and mirrors that are straight make you look fatter. How do I position my mirror so that I get the most accurate view of my body shape. Not neccessarily size, but shape. Thanx!
Also, how far should u stand from a mirror for the most accurate portrayal?
2007-03-19 10:06:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
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I know exactly what you mean. I see the same thing in the mirrors. not all mirrors are the same. there will be minor distortions. these distortions are unique to each mirror. they can cause a different reflection (uneven) from one side of the mirror to another in the same mirror. maybe manufactures defects or the uniqueness of the material of glass; being amorphous.
Some say glass is actually a liquid.
According to Wikipedia, the free on-line encyclopedia ........There is no clear answer to the question "Is glass solid or liquid?". In terms of molecular dynamics and thermodynamics it is possible to justify various different views that it is a highly viscous liquid, an amorphous solid, or simply that glass is another state of matter which is neither liquid nor solid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass
maybe both in combonation, manufactures defects & the nature of glass makes mirrors prone to these kinds of distortions. who really knows. but I do see it too.
I believe a full length solid mirror that is a swivel mirror on a very slight slant to see all of you from head to toe would show best. but that is my personal preference to see all of me. you know, the old mirrors on hinges that can be rotated.
here is picture off the web of a mirror like the one I described.
http://www.amishtraditions.com/images/country_corner/mirror_floor_racetrack_oval_cheval_oak.jpg
mine actually had a mirror on the other side too; a magnifying mirror (full length). I wish now I never got rid of it.
2007-03-19 10:31:29 · answer #1 · answered by eyepopping hideous female troll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it's just the lighting, the way the mirror was built... and yeah, each mirror is different from the other. regular day-to-day mirrors can make you look like that. i have mirrors at home that make me look different in each. it's weird.
the mystery of mirrors... lol
2007-03-19 10:14:53 · answer #2 · answered by CooL_GirL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had that happen to me before. I think it is because sometimes we look harder at ourselfs and other times we just glance.
2007-03-19 10:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by xoLoveMaexo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have noticed this before.
2007-03-19 10:09:59 · answer #4 · answered by jeremy_rrush_ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
....the lighting??
2007-03-19 10:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by Redsox324 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋