r/Eugene • u/LabyrinthJunkLady • 3d ago

FRIDAY RANT THREAD

NYE FUCKED UP MY SLEEP CYCLE. IF A HOLIDAY FALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, WE SHOULD HAVE THE REST OF THE WEEK OFF. AMERICANS DON'T DEMAND ENOUGH VACATION TIME. WE ARE TOO PRODUCTIVE WITH TOO LITTLE TO SHOW FOR IT. I'M TIRED.

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u/stinkyfootjr 3d ago

PLEASE, IF YOURE GOING TO WALK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER DARK DONT WEAR ALL BLACK CLOTHING, THE STREETLIGHTS ARENT AS BRIGHT AS THEY USE TO BE, YOURE REALLY HARD TO SEE.

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u/SnooCrickets2128 3d ago

BUT WHY ARE THE STREETLIGHTS NOT AS BRIGHT AS BEFORE!?! I CAN BARELY SEE AT NIGHT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE EVERY-THIRD-BLOCK STREETLIGHT.

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u/RottenSpinach1 3d ago

LED STREETLIGHTS CAN SOMETIMES APPEAR LESS BRIGHT THAN MERCURY VAPOR LAMPS BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT LIGHT SPECTRUM THEY EMIT, WITH LEDS PRODUCING A MORE BLUE-WHITE LIGHT THAT IS LESS EFFICIENTLY REFLECTED BY ROAD SURFACES, LEADING TO PERCEIVED LOWER BRIGHTNESS EVEN IF THE LUMEN OUTPUT IS THE SAME; ADDITIONALLY, LED LIGHTS ARE OFTEN DESIGNED TO DIRECT LIGHT MORE PRECISELY DOWNWARDS, REDUCING LIGHT SPREAD AND POTENTIAL LIGHT POLLUTION, WHICH CAN ALSO MAKE THEM SEEM DIMMER TO THE NAKED EYE.