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| The Proper Use Of Peepholes – Now, now, keep your mind out of the gutter. I'm referring to those trusty, little security devices drilled through front doors around the world. Ever knock on a door, see the little glint of light from inside streaming through the glass "eye" on the door – and then see it go black? You just knew you were then being scrutinized. And then, if the door didn't open for you, well, you just felt like a real schmuck. But now you can take full advantage of your peephole and have visitors none the wiser. Try this: Put a piece of black electrical tape or another kind of light-blocking adhesive strip over the interior lens of your peephole. Fold around some of the tape on one edge to give you a "handle" for easy removal later during use. Once in place, go outside your door at night (with bright lights on inside) and check to make sure you've got things completely covered. When there's a knock at your door, put your eye up to the peephole as close as you can. Then slowly (and quietly) peel the tape away enough to have a gander through the lens. When you've gotten your eye full, carefully REPLACE the tape over the lens BEFORE moving your eye fully away from it. With this technique, your peephole is always dark to people outside your door, and there's never that tale-tell "light-to-dark-to-light" that informs them that they've been observed. Of course, it's still up to you whether or not you let 'em in... |
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