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[–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 228 points 1 week ago (28 children)

Uhh, because of the heat of the raspberry pi & camera behind there

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 65 points 1 week ago (1 children)

well. at least my viewers will know it had a flared base.

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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 28 points 1 week ago

Ah yes, 10W of heat :3

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[–] philpo@feddit.org 98 points 1 week ago

Guessing this is a hotel bathroom by the looks of it.

Then it very likely has a mirror with integrated heating. I have one myself and love it.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 52 points 1 week ago

It’s heated.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's a ghost in your house that's trying to tell you "rectangle", but it's illiterate.

Try to figure out what "rectangle" means.

[–] AliasVortex@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah, just means that the mirror can't render the Unicode character that the ghost has sent.

[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

or the eggplant emoji. its placed after a shower.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 38 points 1 week ago (12 children)

There are coatings /sprays for this

[–] bulwark@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think in this particular case it might be an integrated heating element like this: https://clearmirror.com/products/shower-clearmirror

They're popular in shower rooms in Japan.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're popular in shower rooms in Japan.

[–] bulwark@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

A gee, thanks.

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[–] coldasblues@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Don't believe any of the other comments, this is clearly a one-way mirror with a camera inside. That conspiracy theory you've been thinking about a lot lately is true, and even worse they know you are on to them. Remember that creak in the floorboards you dismissed as the house settling? Footsteps. The way your coffee mug was turned slightly counterclockwise this morning? Intentional. They watch you when you sleep, and know how much time you spend looking at your phone.

Or it's what the top comment said. Sleep tight!

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago

Or it's what the top comment said. Sleep tight!

Writing this in the top comment doesn't help, like, at all...

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (3 children)

This comments section feels like schizophrenia.

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

These are such a good idea. It works by having a heater behind the mirror which prevents the condensation.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 9 points 1 week ago

These are such a good idea. It works by having a heater behind the mirror which prevents the condensation.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Wait until someone finds a screwdriver.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

For anyone who wants to achieve the same effect take a dry bar of soap and rub some into an area of a mirror in whatever shape you like (circle, square etc). Then buff it out with a dry soft towel or cloth until you can no longer see the soap. Next time you take a shower that part of the mirror won't be fogged up. Reapply soap and buff out every couple weeks or so if you want it to stay that way.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm going to draw penises the next time at a friend's house

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[–] kattfisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I had this happen in a hotel, and being curious I removed the mirror, and yes there was a hole in the wall behind it, no there wasn't a camera there. It was just were they had ran the wiring for the lights on the mirror.

It would make sense that it serves like an access hatch to a terminal block that feeds the whole room. It's simple, costs nothing, is easy to get to (compared to having it sealed in the wall), protected from splashing and prying guests, and close to where you want most lights and outlets.

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

being curious I removed the mirror
protected from [...] prying guests,

blobcat, googly, think

[–] kattfisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nothing is protected from those willing to pry hard enough ;)

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

These are such a good idea. It works by having a mirror behind the heater which prevents the reflection.

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Alright, but now the heater is in the way.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Yeah, that's why it prevents the reflection

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[–] elgordino@fedia.io 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

These are such a good idea. It works by having a heater behind the mirror which prevents the condensation.

Ps. Excuse the multiple posts. fedia.io was having a moment. I’ve deleted them now

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Apparently no one here has been to a Home Depot or Lowe's in the last 15 years.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (11 children)

You can achieve a similar effect at home by using your hairdryer on the fogged-up mirror!

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[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 13 points 1 week ago

Maybe somebody's stashing delicious freshly baked goods back there?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 12 points 1 week ago (6 children)

It's a two-way mirror and there's a camera on the other side recording you 24/7.

[–] blave@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Isn’t a two-way mirror just a window? I think you meant “one way mirror.”

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 30 points 1 week ago (3 children)

No. English is just hella stupid. 🤣

A one-way mirror, also called two-way mirror...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-way_mirror

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How many ways is a normal mirror, then? Do we call it a "no way mirror"?

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[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just posting to say I was here when everyone replied with "These are such a good idea. It works by having a heater behind the mirror which prevents the condensation."

[–] elgordino@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

Hahaha I just saw this. fedia.io was having a moment and posted my comment several times and everyone else has just run with it. Quality!

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