Distorting mirror
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A distorting mirror, funhouse mirror or carnival mirror is a popular attraction at carnivals and fairs.[1] Instead of a normal plane mirror that reflects a perfect mirror image, distorting mirrors are curved mirrors, often using convex and concave sections to achieve the distorted effect.[2] Because of their distorting properties, they are sometimes featured in fiction as a literary device, such as in Hans Christian Andersen's 1844 fairy tale The Snow Queen.[3]
Distorted mirrors are used as a metaphor for describing Wikipedia,[4] personalized medicine[5] and social media which rather than reflecting society, tend to distort our perceptions of reality and social norms.[6][7]
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