Fun Vampire Fact; the reason that Vampires traditionally cannot see their reflections in a mirror is because mirrors used to be backed with a reflective layer of silver — which, as the metal of purity, would not ‘interact’ with Vampires, who are the Devil’s work.
However, modern mirrors have used aluminum as their reflective backing for many years now — and aluminum is not a ‘picky’ metal at all. So Vampires are able to see their reflections in modern mirrors.
All I can think about is a vampire used to not seeing their reflection in mirrors for centuries, and one day they are just walking along and unknowingly pass a mirror backed with aluminum and THEY NEARLY SHIT THEMSELVES.
See, I really love this concept because it makes me think of how a modern vampire hunter sort of story could incorporate it. How it’s so much easier for Vampires to hide in plain sight because they exploit the tried-and-true pop culture idea of them not having reflections, knowing 99% of people don’t realize the silver component is what matters. And how a well-prepared hunter would know all that, thus making acquiring a classic silver-backed mirror more of a specialist “tool of the trade” thing.
It’s also why you couldn’t photograph them in some stories/lore, as that used silver nitrate. Iirc it was Angel who referenced that one about the wonders of digital photography.
As an additional random silver related note, I loved when in the Goosebumps movie a kid bit the werewolf and it burned the wolf due to the kid’s silver tooth fillings.
Out of all the replies to this post I hate this one the most because that is EXACTLY what I did. Literally the first god damn thing.
I hate this so much. Piccolo doesn’t have a dick. Namekians don’t have dicks. They probably don’t have *any* genitalia. A Piccolo figure would be the only figure that would make sense to not have any genitalia unlike all other dolls/figures but they gave him boxers anyway. And no way anyone in DBZ wears underwear while fighting, that stuff chaffes. You ever see panty lines under Vegeta’s spandex? No. No you don’t.
Well i got news for you vegeta wears tighty whities
im going back to bed
I’m sure those muscles in his back don’t look anatomically correct…
This is the best post pertaining to DBZ I have ever seen.
