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Why does putting a dark material behind a mostly transparent piece of glass allow me to see my reflection?

I have a mostly clear cylindrical glass that sits on my desk. If I hold it up to my face I can't see my reflection by looking directly into it. Instead I see right through it. I can see the reflection of the room around the sides of the glass, which I imagine is because of the glasses refraction index. (The steeper the angle of the glasses surface to me the less light is refracted/transmitted, and more is reflected).Anyways, if I put a black piece of paper behind the glass I can suddenly see my reflection. Why?Is it because the black paper is somehow enhancing the reflective property of the glass, or is simply because the lighter elements of the room that were being reflected were too faint to detect before and now that I have a high contract color (black) behind the glass I can now see them.In other words I'm wondering if the black paper is somehow causing more light to be reflected, or just making it easier for me to see the light that was already being reflected.Thanks!

Answer:

Not really. The varrok armor isn't all that great for combat, it's the other skill effects it has that makes it nice. The jesters hat is useless in combat. Get a real helm. Ghostspeak ammie does nothing in combat either. Get an ammie of str, defense or glory for actual combat boosting stats. Rune defender is ok. DD++ would be better
I have had a glass top stove before. I would first wipe it up with a wet sponge and then add some Dawn dish soap.
Wash the spot with a good all-purpose cleaner mixed with warm water and wipe dry.
You can safely vacuum the dry chemical power that came from the fire extinguisher with either a shop vac, sweeper with attachments, or a portable unit. Clean the surface with hot water and a little bit of dishwashing liquid. DO NOT USE CHEMCIAL CLEANERS! (They could react with the extinguishing agent!) After you have it all cleaned up, if you have a film left on the glass then you could safely clean that with glass cleaner.

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