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Originally posted by hot_pastrami
...almost every person one might ask would consider themselves above average in the intelligence department....
Why is it that when you take a picture of a mirror, a person doesn't see their own reflection when they look at the photo?
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First off, truer words have never been spoken. It's a general human condition, though. I saw a quote someplace that something like 80% of all people feel that they're an above average driver. (I might be totally making that up though. You know, considering that 58.9% of all stats are made up.) I thought, "Hehe.. that's hilarious.. but you know, it doesn't apply to me, because I
AM an above average driver.. uh oh... "
Second off, if you're seriously asking why what you see in the mirror and in a picture are different, that's easy. It's because we have binocular vision. It's the same reason people seem heavier in pictures: because normally we can slightly see around people, and a picture doesn't allow that, so perceive them as being larger than they are.
See, now I have an excuse for why I look so round in all my pictures.. yeah, that's the ticket!
