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Why is it that ordinary plane mirrors are coated in the back instead of in the front?
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∙ 14y ago
Mainly to protect the coating.
If it were on the front, then any scratch could remove streaks in the coating and leave non-reflecting 'holes',
which really looks chintzy in a mirror. Over time, even occasional cleaning could remove the coating.
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