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Effects of LED Street Lights on Autistic Son Led Damien McNamara on Dark Sky Campaign

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday November 03 2019, @01:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the You-light-up-my-life dept.

chrisM writes:

Down in Timaru, New Zealand, a new LED street light outside a family home had some really bad effects on a resident. His father, an astronomer, did lighting tests over the next two years and made some interesting discoveries about blue light. https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/116865102/effects-of-led-streetlights-on-autistic-son-led-damien-mcnamara-on-dark-sky-campaign

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by corey on Sunday November 03 2019, @08:34PM (1 child)

    by corey (2202) on Sunday November 03 2019, @08:34PM (#915435)

    I don't share the level of anger as you, but for in house, I like "warm" LEDs. I think it's better for your eyes/brain to calm and wind down at night before sleeping. Think back to caveman days, only artificial light at night was warm campfire emissions.

    Our friends just ripped out their ceiling lights and installed a million intense blue tinted LEDs. It feels like a hospital in there at night, it's horrible.

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  • (Score: 1) by PlasticCogLiquid on Sunday November 03 2019, @08:36PM

    by PlasticCogLiquid (3669) on Sunday November 03 2019, @08:36PM (#915438)

    Oooh I hate that! One of my cousins did that to his man-cave and I couldn't stand hanging out there anymore!