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Re: Xeroxing mirrors

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From: Mick Carrick
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 05:27
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From article <1992Apr13.110604.2909@arizona.edu>, by frank@evax2.engr.arizona.edu (Frank Manning):
> <8400009@trsvax> pauls@trsvax.tandy.com:
> 
>>I tried to Xerox a flat mirror. The paper came out pitch black.
> 
> You know, it occurred to me you'd get the same result if you put a
> second Xerox machine upside down on the first one, aligned the glass
> plates, and operated them simultaneously

This reminds me of Lily Tomlin's question:

What does a chameleon see when it looks in the mirror?

A. Another mirror.

Mick (shall inherit the earth) Carrick
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