opios
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Ann Arbor, MI | Fiber safety Conventional fiber optics are an eye safety hazard because they use infrared light. Since we can't see infrared light, our bright-light-aversion reflex won't cause us to blink, and you can happily stare at the end of an energizer fiber while the IR slowly cooks a small spot on your retina.
The proposed plastic fibers are only 'safe' because the pain threshold for bright green light is below the permanent damage threshold. You can still hurt yourself, but at least you'll have to try. |
