29 Jul 07
Originally posted by prosoccerFrom braking lots of mirrors and scraping them out of curiosity, I observed that they put some sort of colour (usually silver) at the back of the clear glass to reflect the image.
What colour is a mirror?
So, any colour is possible, it just depends on what type of covering is behind the clear glass.
29 Jul 07
Originally posted by prosoccerThe mirror is 2 different things put together though.😕
Really, you could argue it either way. You could say the mirror itself is silver, but then you could say that it isn't silver because it can be any colour as long as that colour is in front of it, so how do you know?
30 Jul 07
Originally posted by Dance Master MCBut I am not talking about it's individual parts (when I said it was silver I meant that if you take a cross section of a mirror you will see silver), I am talking about the whole mirror.
The mirror is 2 different things put together though.😕
03 Aug 07
I think a mirror must be white.
It reflects all wave-lengths so it must be white? Doesnt look white because of the low percentage of light absorbed.
Compare with say a high gloss red door. You see your reflection (because of the low absorption) but still see red.
Anything will change its colour in different light, a mirror is just an extreme example.
05 Aug 07
Originally posted by wolfgang59It doesn't look white because it doesn't scatter the light before reflecting it.
I think a mirror must be white.
It reflects all wave-lengths so it must be white? Doesnt look white because of the low percentage of light absorbed.
Compare with say a high gloss red door. You see your reflection (because of the low absorption) but still see red.
Anything will change its colour in different light, a mirror is just an extreme example.
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13 Aug 07
Originally posted by prosoccerDepends on the kind of mirror. Assuming the usual modern kind of a sheet of glass with foil backing, it's a combination of the colour of the glass (usually a very feint blue) and that of the foil (probably also very slightly blue). So all in all, a mirror is blue, but very weakly.
What colour is a mirror?
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