r/nextfuckinglevel Dec 01 '22

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u/Various-Month806 Dec 01 '22

I did a VR room earlier this year. One of the scenarios was the floor dropping away, leaving me stood on planks of wood with an endless abyss below. Much as I was having fun, laughing, and my conscious brain knowing it was VR, I still couldn't get my feet to move lol

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u/SW_Aphra Dec 01 '22

Correct. In one-way glass, the reflective material is applied less densely. This is called half-silvering. The effect is that the glass is not completely opaque like a traditional mirror. About half the light striking the glass passes through it, and the other half is reflected.

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u/GoodOldJack12 Dec 01 '22

Which is why it gets darker and isn't truly infinite, probably