> On 09/14/2011 07:09 PM, andrel wrote:
>> On 14-9-2011 23:52, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>> On 09/14/2011 05:48 PM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>>>>>> BUT EVEN WHEN IT'S OUT OF SIGHT THE SUN SHINES NIGHT AND DAY!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> ah ... yes you're +3 from my location. Well I've been up since
>>>>>> 3:30am,
>>>>>> the moon is full, and I just couldn't resist the sound of my kin folk
>>>>>> howling in the distance ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> howling vampires???
>>>>
>>>> I believe he's confusing vampires with werewolves...
>>>
>>> well no ... you guys are the vampires ... I see myself more the werewolf
>>> type
>>>
>>
>> to quote the first post: "what a bunch of vampires (me included)"
>
> hey the moon is certainly to blame here ... since I'm able to see my
> reflection in the mirror, I'll go ahead and opt out on the vampire thing
> ;-)

Well... Not all vampires don't cast a reflection in a mirror, especialy 
if the mirror is silver free.

Back then, when the novels were writen, mirrors had a silver and mercury 
reflective coating. Sime mercury was placed on the glass, then a foil of 
silver was spread over it. The whole was then compressed in a stack with 
felt cushions for something like 7 years. (the origin of the 7 years bad 
luck for breaking a mirror, also the price as a commoner would need to 
save for about 7 years to be able to buy one) Over 60% of the mirrors 
ended up broken and unusable after that.
In modern mirrors, the silver and mercury are mostly gone.

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