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> They are not one way. Not in the slightest.

Hence the references to "imperfect" a few messages back. Pedantry of the kind you're exposing is dangerous (even life threatening) in real life.



But it's not "imperfect". It's 0. It's not one way in the slightest.

If I turn the lights off in my house and you can't see me through an open window will you tell me the open window is a one way window?

Imperfect implies say, 49% of light goes one way and 51% goes the other. Such a mirror does not exist.

And please remember the context (although I think the poster was embarrassed and deleted his original comment), we are talking about making black colors on metal, and he was wondering if it's because it's a one way mirror.




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