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8bitfuture:

New streetlamps could improve your view of the stars.

A new paper published in the journal Optics Express describes a system for focusing light from streetlamps directly on the area required, with almost no light leakage horizontally or vertically. Conventional street lamps scatter up to 20% of their energy away from where it is required, not only wasting power but also leading to light pollution which obscures your view of the night sky.

The proposed LED lamp uses a lens to limit where the light is projected, with a reflecting cavity to recyle light that would otherwise be wasted. The team thinks the system would use between 10 to 50% less power to illuminate a section of road than current LED streetlamps, which are already more efficient than regular lamps.

A prototype is being developed and is hoped to be completed this October.

pLEASE

Except then you won’t be able to see anything on the sidewalk and you can’t use a lamp post as a ‘safe spot’ or as a way to be easily visible from the road for someone coming to get you? Or something even simpler- if you drop something you won’t be able to find it. If there’s something you don’t want to step in or on you’ll have to take your chances.

There are reasons for street lamps to light up the sidewalk as well as the street.

heaven forbid you actually carry your own personal lights on late night walks. One of my biggest pet peeves is stupid fucking assholes wearing all black with no personal light (despite there being street lights around) and wonder why cars don’t fucking see them cross the street. Also I’m pretty sure that even if the lights make it a bit dark on the sidewalks, its not going to be pitch freaking black but again…if there is no moon or starlight and even if there is, BRING A FUCKING FLASHLIGHT. Then cars can see you and you can blind random fucking kidnappers if that worries you guys so much. I didn’t realize how fucking hard it is to adapt to new technologies that could help our society. And if you guys say that flashlights are fucking dangerous to drivers then go suck a dick cause if you’re dumb enough to try and cause an accident then you shouldn’t be outside at night (not that a flashlight even fucking COMPARES to headlights but thats a different rant)

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roachpatrol:

oh my gosh

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aviarei:

Okay so I’ve been feeling a bit down so I decided to draw another one of these and take my time, because it cheers me up.

It’s Dave in the Windwaker style, inspired by Lalo-Arutan’s “Legend of Equius”.

… And since the number of these I’m making is more than two, I guess I’ll link to the other two? Eventually at this rate I’ll have all the beta kids done, haha

Tavros | John

(EDIT: oh god one of his arms was way too long so I shortened it)

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