Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ...
by Ferret7446 on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @05:13PM
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I feel like it's not directly comparable because light gets reflected around indoors. I imagine having full sunlight indoors would turn everything white.
Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ...
by jdietrich on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:48PM
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Illuminance (lux) is a measure of the amount of light falling on a surface, not the amount of light being emitted. Any reflected light will count towards the measured illuminance.
Sunlight is just incredibly bright. There's a reason why film crews often need to use huge metal halide lamps powered by a generator truck - it takes an immense amount of power to compete with daylight.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminance
https://www.arri.com/en/lighting/daylight/arri-daylight-18-1...
Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ...
by sn9 on Thursday December 28, 2023 @05:35PM
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You can just use a light meter to measure directly.
Normal indoor lighting is a few hundred lux and with the right setup, I was able to increase it to 1000 lux at where my head is generally physically located.
Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ...
by binkHN on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @07:19PM
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How much of this is related to very bright light versus IR? Compared to incandescent light, LEDs have little IR.
Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ...
by Blueskytech on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @08:14PM
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This is my concern as well, I think the preponderance of LED lighting could be causing more Myopia because of less IR and perhaps UV
My workbench is illuminated to 10,000 lux, which compares to common daylight conditions. Just lighting that small area requires 120 watts of high-efficiency LEDs. Lighting the whole room to that level would require nearly two kilowatts of LEDs. Most "super strong indoor lighting" is in fact very dim compared to sunlight. We don't realise it, because our visual system is incredibly adaptable to changing illumination conditions.