You heard it hear first people. We did the testing today and
@Cassox got readings in the 950nm range. That's well outside of standard human vision :) Fingers crossed that in the next couple weeks we can push it even farther. Just thought y'all would like to know.
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First off... I am not consistently "seeing" at 950nm. As in, while the retina is definitely firing this doesn't mean that I'm seeing the flashing light per se. I did notice the presence of light in the lower right corner of my vision which is consistent with the LED location. Furthermore, when I shifted to "look" at it, I lost it. This may indicate something like peripheral vision forming porphyropsin first which would be consistent with a few previous studies. Even when peripheral, I didn't really "see" it. It was more like when something happen way in your peripheral vision which make you turn and look. That type of effect.
In terms of "night vision" since Glims has made it down, this has been a running joke. The workshop is a ways away from the old lab space and we have to walk it probably a few times a night. It's been moonless and I've pretty much danced around mocking him while he stumbled on down. Of course, let me remind you this is a subjective experience being described. The fact that I could probably dance around just as easily with my eyes closed having lived here for while takes away any credibility as a serious claim.
Other things I've noticed and written in my journal started as early as day 4: LCD monitors glow so damn bright now. I work in a hospital setting and when you look down the hallways these damn monitors are just dumping out this peculiar flickering light in a way that appears almost neon. Now, once again this is speculative subjective stuff we're talking about. The color schemes and such from these monitors is really set to blue not red or anything so it doesn't make sense to me. Just reporting what I've noticed.
The strangest effect I've noticed is that early early in the morning when things are quite, I walk out to some windows and watch the sun rise. On day four, I noticed that the afterimages formed are totally different than what I've seen before. I almost want to say that it's a "new color" but I wouldn't go quite that far yet. It's a greenish color but the only way I can think to describe it is green... the way a blacklight makes a non-reactive item look blue. I don't know if this makes sense but it's difficult to describe. Yes, Glims got a rather strange boisterous call that first morning.
That's most of it. Oh, one more thing. Ptosis. My eyes have been doing this crazy ptosis dilation/constriction/dilation/constriction. They dilate as much as 4mm and then constrict to pinpoint. Generally this is an effect seen in drug addicts. Haven't been doing nothin illicit. I promise.
You all going to publish findings officially anywhere?
the amount needed is really low, but yeah, i just remembered that insulin is not easy to get.