December 14, 2011 Tree House

CaliforniaMama · 12-14-2011, 07:50 AM

This is what I call fitting into the surrounding elements . . .

While inside, one can also fit into the surrounding elements . . .

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monster · 12-14-2011, 08:07 AM

I would want a whole load more window than that. Seems more like a prison inside.

Sundae · 12-14-2011, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

I would want a whole load more window than that. Seems more like a prison inside.

I wonder if the photographer is standing with their back to one of the huge mirror walls? There seems to be another light source at least.

ETA - there are four windows of similar size as far as I can see. It does look very light in other pictures.

Also the glass is treated with an infrared film, invisible to humans, but visible to birds.

classicman · 12-15-2011, 11:31 PM

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Also the glass is treated with an infrared film, invisible to humans, but visible to birds.

glatt · 12-14-2011, 08:09 AM

I like it. Wonder how often birds slam into it though.

footfootfoot · 12-14-2011, 09:01 AM

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I like it. Wonder how often birds slam into it though.

There's an old Seinfeld routine about the birds getting into his house when he was a kid and they'd fly around the room until they smashed into this mirrored wall. "I can understand that a bird wouldn't get the concept of a mirror, but don't you think he'd at least try to avoid the bird that was coming right at him?"

ogwen69 · 12-15-2011, 04:49 AM

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"I can understand that a bird wouldn't get the concept of a mirror, but don't you think he'd at least try to avoid the bird that was coming right at him?"

Because the bird coming right at him is doing the same thing and keeps changing direction the same way at the same time

SPUCK · 12-16-2011, 05:24 AM

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Because the bird coming right at him is doing the same thing and keeps changing direction the same way at the same time

Didn't we all learn this from that Moonshine movie? The one where someone put a big mirror on some winding mountain road and a cop or shiner (don't recall which) came around the corner saw the on coming car - swerved - saw the other car swerve the same way, swerved harder, and went off the cliff.

(One of the last movies before the law about: all cars in movies must explode if their wheels leave the ground - went into effect.)

xoxoxoBruce · 12-15-2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I like it. Wonder how often birds slam into it though.

They coat the mirrors with a UV coating we can't see, but birds can.

infinite monkey · 12-14-2011, 09:36 AM

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I had a parakeet that used to fly around the house and crash into these huge mirrors my mother put in. Ever heard of this interior design principle, that a mirror makes it seem like you have an entire other room? What kind of jerk walks up to a mirror and goes, "Hey look, there's a whole other room in there. There's a guy that looks just like me in there."

Lamplighter · 12-14-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerry

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I had a parakeet that used to fly around the house and crash into these huge mirrors my mother put in. Ever heard of this interior design principle, that a mirror makes it seem like you have an entire other room? What kind of jerk walks up to a mirror and goes, "Hey look, there's a whole other room in there. There's a guy that looks just like me in there."

It's the fifth dimension... there now, that's easy to understand.

It's the 6th -> 11th that's tough.

footfootfoot · 12-14-2011, 10:32 AM

See? That's what I'm talking about.

Clodfobble · 12-14-2011, 12:01 PM

There's a place like that near us, though not covered in mirrors. A treehouse hotel room you can rent for the night. It's not even that expensive, but the reservations are usually booked a year in advance.

Sundae · 12-14-2011, 01:43 PM

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What kind of jerk walks up to a mirror and goes, "Hey look, there's a whole other room in there. There's a guy that looks just like me in there."

Ummmm, me
I tried to sidestep myself in a shop mirror one. But the girl wearing the same coat as me kept stepping the same way. I was 17 and too embarrassed to look her in the eye. It felt like I was there for about 10 minutes but of course it was only seconds. Far too long for anyone with common sense though.

infinite monkey · 12-14-2011, 02:10 PM

How about last week? I was at a Chinese buffet with my mom and my 9 year old niece. I glanced over and thought there were 4 MORE really long buffet tables full of food, until I realized that there were people over there who looked exactly like us!

Bad idea, mirrors in an all you can eat buffet. When I catch sight of myself, I swear I'll never eat again. But it never works.

12-14-2011, 08:07 AM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I would want a whole load more window than that. Seems more like a prison inside. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	There's a place like that near us, though not covered in mirrors. A treehouse hotel room you can rent for the night. It's not even that expensive, but the reservations are usually booked a year in advance. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-14-2011, 08:09 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I like it. Wonder how often birds slam into it though.

12-14-2011, 02:10 PM	#15
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	How about last week? I was at a Chinese buffet with my mom and my 9 year old niece. I glanced over and thought there were 4 MORE really long buffet tables full of food, until I realized that there were people over there who looked exactly like us! Bad idea, mirrors in an all you can eat buffet. When I catch sight of myself, I swear I'll never eat again. But it never works.

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