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Afaik research shows this is the result of increasingly less time spent outdoors in the presence of intense light. Going forward I think more intense indoor li
by krapht 11y ago
Afaik research shows this is the result of increasingly less time spent outdoors in the presence of intense light.
Going forward I think more intense indoor lighting is probably the solution, since the burden of study and education is only going to increase going forward.
Or, biomedical engineers make a major breakthrough in the performance of synthetic eyeballs, which I actually think is probably pretty likely by 2050. I'm totally ready for eagle-vision and being able to see more colors of light.
- stuxnet79 11y agoIt would be an inconvenience to see radio waves, but boy would it be an interesting experience.
- mappu 11y agoSimilar: there are lots of stories of implanting magnets under the fingertips, to 'feel' magnetic fields.
- tajen 11y agoI'd (unseriously) love to do that but it must wipe every credit card, usb key and hard drive you touch...
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- CydeWeys 11y agoFaraday gloves, to mask your superpowers?
- jdpage 11y agoI actually have one of those (ring finger of my left hand), and I have had zero problems with magstripe cards and hard drives. Also, USB keys aren't really sensitive to magnets.
- geoelectric 11y agoWhat happens if you need an MRI?
- coldtea 11y agoIt quickly comes out and sticks to the MRI machine.
- jessaustin 11y agoIt might come out, but then go back in and out a few times before sticking. Survival would be path-dependent.
- PhasmaFelis 11y agoWorst case, you tell a doctor beforehand, and they remove it with a swipe or two of a scalpel. These things are usually put in by a professional body piercer with a scalpel and no anesthetic; it's not like they're deep in the flesh or anchored to anything.
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoSome FLASH technologies- the ones that use tunneling diodes - are sensitive to magnetic fields when operating.
- coldtea 11y agoObviously to larger ones if they are used in USB key format, since the key can go through all kind of magnetic fields while in your desktop, pockets or handbag.
- DanBC 11y agoHave you ever taken a hard drive apart? The have a big, strong, magnet very close to the platters. It's unlikely the magnet in a finger would do anything to a hard drive.
- PhasmaFelis 11y agoUSB keys have never been sensitive to magnets, and platter drives are heavily shielded to keep the magnet inside from screwing with stuff on the outside. Credit cards are vulnerable in theory, but I've accidentally carried a wad of Buckyball neodymium magnets in my pocket next to my wallet for several hours with no ill effects; briefly touching the card with a tiny finger magnet is unlikely to do much.
- jdpage 11y agoI have one. Ring finger of the left hand. It's mostly useful for rapidly-changing magnetic fields and strong static fields, so I can feel things like: - the transformer in my laptop charger - the electric motors in laptop fans and my hair clippers - the closure magnets on my laptop - the magnet in Arc mice that holds the dongle on - the cyclotron in microwave ovens
- dfischer 11y agoWhy'd you get it? Do you enjoy it? Is it interesting to you still? Are there any risks?
- jdpage 11y agoI got it because it seemed like it'd be an interesting experience, and it has been. It's still interesting, but not as much as it was, and I've been beginning to think about removing it; if it ever becomes a problem for any reason, I wouldn't hesitate to do so. It's not a hugely risky thing. My biggest concern is/was the bioproofing on the magnet becoming damaged.
- tajen 11y agoWhat do they say at airport security with magnetic metal under your fingertips?
- jdpage 11y agoI haven't been through airport security yet, haha.
- bsder 11y agoAnd lots of horror stories about trying to get them back out when they shatter or start dissolving.
- planckscnst 11y agoI'm not sure how inconvenient it would be. Cell towers would look like street light posts, people would be carrying around little flashlights in their pockets all the time.
- TheSpiceIsLife 11y agoExcept you can close the blinds and keep the street lights out of your bedroom, well, to some extent at least. Though I suppose with synthetic eyes you'd be able to select which wavelengths you saw.
- cbd1984 11y agoExcept too many things would be transparent to that wavelength to use it as a nightlight. The light cell towers use would make floors and walls pretty close to transparent, for example.
- HeyLaughingBoy 11y agoOr maybe, you know, spend more time outdoors in the presence of intense light?
- kaybe 11y agoHave they defined intense light? Most of winter it might be hard to come by.
- deegles 11y agoI believe it is ~10,000 lux, or direct sunlight.
- derefr 11y agoQuite hard in northern countries. Canada, Norway, etc. have huge numbers of SAD-sufferers, because there just isn't enough light, even outdoors.
- HeyLaughingBoy 11y agoIf that's the reason, it wouldn't be a new problem. I live in Minnesota: sure, days are shorter in winter, but it's not like it's 3 hours of daylight year round.
- dirtyaura 11y agoBy European standards, Minnesota is rather south. The southmost parts are on the same level as Tuscany, Italy. The northmost parts of Minnesota are on the level of Paris. When you live in Nordics, days during winter or late autumn (without snow!) can feel really dark.
- nefitty 11y agoSeasonal Affective Disorder might be a myth: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2016/02/09/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2016/02/09/seasonal-a...
- cma 11y ago>synthetic eyeballs, which I actually think is probably pretty likely by 2050: How about 2019? http://www.phuturama.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Artificial_Eyeballs_Blade_Runner.png http://www.phuturama.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Artificia... http://s120.photobucket.com/user/cinquevolte/media/Blade%20Runner/bladerunner02.jpg.html http://s120.photobucket.com/user/cinquevolte/media/Blade%20R...
- J-dawg 11y agoIf the synthetic eyeballs don't arrive, I wonder if by 2050 we'll have more options for correcting myopia. Right now we basically have 4 options, and they're all imperfect: 1. Suspend a lens in front of the eye (glasses). Drawbacks: condensation, not good in rain / water sports / contact sports, aesthetics 2. Stick a lens to the cornea (contacts). Drawbacks: risk of infection, not comfortable for everyone, hassle of daily removal / cleaning. Deprives the cornea of oxygen slightly 3. Remove some of the cornea with a laser (LASIK/PRK). Drawbacks: Can be inexact, not everyone gets perfect vision. Risk of side effects like haloes at night or chronic dry eyes. Risk of flap dislocation injuries in the future. The cornea may be permanently weakened. 4. Put a lens implant inside the eye. This one seems to be less common, but it's used for people with high myopia whose corneas are too thin for LASIK. Drawbacks: risky operation, risk of infection and complications. (5.) There's also Ortho-K, where you wear a set of hard contact lenses at night which temporarily reshape your cornea, and give you temporarily improved vision. However it doesn't seem very popular these days, and I think it only works for low prescriptions. I wonder if some new ways of attacking the problem will emerge. Like a semi-permanent contact lens glued to your eyeball?
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- amatic 11y agoThere is this guy: https://youtube.com/watch?v=x5Efg42-Qn0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=x5Efg42-Qn0 I've started practicing the blury print reading technique a week ago.