"street light interference" « on: August 08, 2024, 10:12:40 PM » Author: GE PM
Can someone explain to these people what a cycling HPS lamp is as I don't have an account. https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/164ngxa/anyone_familiar_with_street_light_interference/
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	Re: "street light interference" « Reply #1 on: August 09, 2024, 01:07:32 AM » Author: Maxim
These Redditors are actually stupid, holy hell. Ah yes paranormal experiences.
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	Re: "street light interference" « Reply #3 on: August 09, 2024, 06:18:03 AM » Author: LightsAreBright27
These are the same kind of people that believe that old eol flickering fluorescent lights are caused by ghosts. The best way to respond would be a link to the Wikipedia article about it (Wikipedia -> Sodium vapour lamps -> End of life). "At end of life, high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps exhibit a phenomenon known as cycling, caused by a loss of sodium in the arc. Sodium is a highly reactive element and is lost in a reaction with the aluminum oxide of the arc tube. As the lamp heats to this point, the arc fails, and the lamp goes out. Eventually, with the arc extinguished, the lamp cools down again, the gas pressure in the arc tube is reduced, and the ballast can once again cause the arc to strike. The effect of this is that the lamp glows for a while and then goes out, typically starting at a pure or bluish white then moving to a red-orange before going out."   -Wikipedia.
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	Re: "street light interference" « Reply #4 on: August 09, 2024, 10:24:19 AM » Author: dor123
Also: The redditor that uploaded this video, capture LED fixtures cycling. Only at the beginning he capture a HPS lantern cycling.
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	Re: "street light interference" « Reply #6 on: August 09, 2024, 01:15:27 PM » Author: LightsAreBright27
Who's going to tell them that it's not their magic, but just a capacitor who farted all its juice out, ruining the driver of the led?
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	Re: "street light interference" « Reply #8 on: August 09, 2024, 11:39:36 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
AHH YES , another good reason for adding Chlorine to the gene pool !    Stupid people with stupid theories who know nothing but how to go get stoned !
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	Re: "street light interference" « Reply #9 on: August 10, 2024, 02:04:37 AM » Author: LightsAreBright27
"You can't argue with idiots."
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	Re: "street light interference" « Reply #10 on: August 10, 2024, 03:05:36 PM » Author: Roi_hartmann
Isn't this one of those urban legends that's been around for ages? I think I first time came across this on the internet about 20 years ago and even then it cited some older sources.
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	Re: "street light interference" « Reply #13 on: August 11, 2024, 02:45:59 AM » Author: LightsAreBright27
"The purple streetlights are because the government is trying to sterilise us with UV ! !" I've heard this a lot!
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