You know how, underneath the rear-view mirror in your car, there's a little tab you can pull forward or push back? In all these years, I never knew what it was for! And now I do. You see, there's actually a piece of glass in the front and a mirror behind that piece of glass. In the "day" setting, with the tab pushed back, the mirror and the glass are aligned. In the "night" setting, with the tab pulled forward, the mirror is pointed toward the ceiling, but the glass in front still faces behind you. The mirror reflects the almost pitch black ceiling, and the glass reflects a lot less light than the mirror would. This reduces the glare from headlights behind you.
Crazy eh?
Comments (3)
Wow, did not know that. Hey, I'm writing from Incheon airport in Korea. They have free webstations! Woo!
Posted by mizoguchi | June 30, 2003
Posted on June 30, 2003
Dude.. it cost me $3 for 15 minutes in LAX! :P
Posted by ToastyKen | June 30, 2003
Posted on June 30, 2003
I had a discussion with my husband as to what was considered forward and what back. For me, forward meant towards my, sitting in the car. For him it meant toward the front of the car.
Which is correct?
Posted by Marilyn McLean | April 3, 2008
Posted on April 3, 2008