You have probably been dazzled by one without meaning to be: a flash from a car windscreen on the far side of a valley, so bright you looked for its source before you knew why. That flash was sunlight, reflected off a flat surface, landing for a fraction of a second on your eye. A car windscreen is not trying to signal. A small mirror, aimed on purpose, can put…
In this lesson
How a mirror signal works
Aiming through a V of fingers
Common mistakes
Using a purpose-made signal mirror
Improvised reflectors
Making it work
Sweeping the horizon
Mirrors and other signals
Check yourself
Key points
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