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Here’s an interesting find from Twitter — a fascinating tweet about how you can make a mirror at home using simple chemical ingredients. The author shares some historical context and a short “recipe”:
Although mirrors have been around for thousands of years, a German chemist made a breakthrough in 1835 that would make the modern manufacture of them possible.
Add some sugar to ammoniated silver nitrate, pour it onto glass: you’ve got yourself a mirror.