Alain <aze### [at] qwertyorg> wrote:
> 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.

  I'm not saying I doubt that, but I have seen so many urban legends that
this kind of thing immediately tingles my BS detector. I would love to see
some credible reference to this. :)

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                                                          - Warp

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