A simple gesture ensures that no one is watching you without your knowledge, especially in your hotel room or in a fitting room. Here’s how to tell the difference between a classic mirror and a one-way mirror.
Don’t be ashamed of appearing paranoid when you go on a weekend or vacation in a hotel room or try on clothes in a fitting room. If you are wondering if someone is watching you right behind, rest assured, news items are rather rare. That doesn’t mean we all have this need to be reassured. Some have also taken the reflex to check the mirrors in their bathroom as soon as they arrive, as a precaution, to check that they are not two-way.
A one-way mirror is often used in offices and meeting rooms, particularly on the ground floor. Passing by the street-side mirror, you have probably already been surprised while fixing your hair, and then realized that inside, everyone saw you admiring yourself. These one-way mirrors are also used in police station interrogation rooms, but sometimes also by spies or ill-intentioned people whose objective is to see without being seen. Indeed, unlike a classic mirror, the one-way mirror is covered with a very thin, non-occurring metallic film, which allows daylight to be reflected on one side and transparency to be maintained on the other side of the glass. .
So, how can we ensure that no one is watching us without our knowledge in the bathroom of our hotel room, for example? In the video at the top of the article, the account @jimmy_laura_conseils explains how to differentiate a one-way mirror from a classic mirror. To do this, simply bring your index finger closer to the mirror.
If you observe a space between your finger and the mirror, you can sleep soundly: it is a real mirror. On the other hand, if there is no space when you stick your finger to the mirror, this means that it is one-way and that potentially, there may be a hidden camera on the back. Now that you know the trick, you will no longer have to worry every time you come across a mirror.