why do i look bigger in the mirror

[firehazzard]

And is there a web site that can show you ur true image. Me and a friend were just talking about this and she said that she saw in a magazine that there is a website that shows you your true image, not sure how, does anyone know what this website is and why do we look bigger in the mirror and how much bigger do we look, thanx.

[Loosehead]

Bigger than what? A mirror image from a flat mirror is a true reflection. On what othr view are you basing the "Bigger" diagnosis?

[firehazzard]

IM not sure weither its the mirror that makes us look bigger or weither its the way we see ourselves in the mirror, but in a recent magazine it said that we view ourselves as bigger than what we are when we look in the mirror, they got a group of people to show the size they were and they ALL made theirselves bigger, but im not sure weither this was due to our own perception.

[anon26]

Mirrors can make you look bigger but only by a fraction. I have also had mirrors that make me look slightly smaller as well. I think the best way is to look at a photograph.