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A CD is readily available, dead cheap, unbreakable (if not actively trying to break it). Making a mirror would be a far more involved process.
by kumarvvr 6y ago
A CD is readily available, dead cheap, unbreakable (if not actively trying to break it).
Making a mirror would be a far more involved process.
- nabaraz 6y agoThat reminds me, i don't have a CD lying around.
- saeranv 6y agoHaha, I don't have access to a CD either. But assuming it's partially the webcam/video software that's correcting the exposure/contrast to eke out a decent image, other common household items could be used in it's place i.e silverware, annealed glass etc.
- CydeWeys 6y agoYou're overthinking this. Just use a compact or hand mirror. I hacked it together in a minute flat: https://i.imgur.com/OF29Ci3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/OF29Ci3.jpg
- saeranv 6y agoYou're right. I completely forgot about compact mirrors. They're probably way more accessible then CDs as well.
- CydeWeys 6y agoTiny cheap mirrors are also readily available (potentially more available since lots of young teachers legitimately may not have any CDs; they're a dated technology). They're a buck at dollar stores. And you're overstating how much harder it would be to prop up a tiny cheap mirror. I bet you could do it with two pencils taped together at an angle, with one taped to the back of the laptop and the other taped to the back of the mirror.
- pessimizer 6y ago> Tiny cheap mirrors are also readily available Where? > potentially more available since lots of young teachers legitimately may not have any CDs I'm sure you'll pass a Walgreen's on the way to the tiny cheap mirror shop.
- CydeWeys 6y agoDo you really not know what hand mirrors and compacts are? You know, how people do their make-up? Walgreen's definitely sells them (and they'll be cheaper than CDs besides working better as mirrors, too). I'm trying to interpret your post in good faith but you're making it so hard. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07PWD75TG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_MA5xFbMFYD6Y0 https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07PWD75TG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_... This is one example that may well work as-is, no pencil or tape necessary. And that $5 is the inflated "shipping is factored in" Amazon price; they're cheaper in dollar stores and similar.
- tzs 6y agoCraft stores such as Joann have small mirrors. I'd not be surprised if Walmart has them, too, in their craft section.
- CydeWeys 6y agoThe most likely place to find 'em is in the cosmetics section.
- tzs 6y agoThose will tend to be mounted in/on something, like a clamshell case, that might get in the way. The craft store should have unmounted mirrors, which might be easier to deal with.
- CydeWeys 6y agoFor what it's worth, the first two I grabbed at home come apart into two halves that snap together rather than being hinged. The hinged variety can actually be useful though, as you can drape them by the hinge over the back of the laptop (taking the part of the pencil in the original photograph). The one thing you really don't want is compacts that are full of actual make-up, as that's gonna cause a huge mess.