Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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Night lights that detect light levels are probably flickering so fast that it just appears to be on (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 9 months ago by rockSlayer to c/showerthoughts

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Ok so I got this idea not while showering, but because I'm very high. The story does come from my bathroom though! I have a night light in my bathroom, and I was looking at the night light as I turned off the bathroom light. I'm a big nerd so I remembered that the things that detect light levels are actually diodes wired in reverse. I thought it would be funny to make it flicker by reflecting the light back on the diode, but it didn't work. That's when I had this realization

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Bro juat reinvented pwm thats why lights can look weird when flashes are close to a factor of the framerate.