My alarm clock, just several years old, has a seemingly nifty feature that actually backfires.
This feature is essentially a projector of the time against a ceiling, to be used typically at night. Imagine, time on your ceiling!
But, not so fast. The projected time, by our perception it becomes blurred when viewed in the very milieu that it was made for: a nighttime room!
So, what’s the secret? Central vision works best in sufficiently bright light, due to its domination of cones. On the other hand, vision in the dark is run by rod cells, which dwell outside that central region of the retina. So the point of the projected image your eyes are focused on is actually fuzzy. Moreover, since only cones can process light info that contains color, they are disadvantaged in a dark room as such. Of course, the alarm clock proper does not bear this difference, for this display, by its nature is its own light source. And now that I have advised you of this sly feature, I hope you can get a better understanding of this. (They probably should have consulted a neuroscientist, neurologist or ophthalmologist for better insight. LOL)
And for the stargazers among you, this is true for dim stars, which can only be seen at a directly adjacent point.
As a man blessed as a articulate writer and knowledge liaison, again and again you can count on me for making the arcane, technical world of science (and other topics) yours.
I must mention a key Scripture passage: the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25, that whatever you’ve been given, you should appreciate, and indeed build upon that. The word “talent” in that time, which was a very large monetary unit, has been adopted into English as what it means now: a natural skill, honed by practice! So don’t take your talents lightly. The parable, as usual, is what Jesus spoke to the disciples.
So be a wise consumer. Pray for what you need. And remember, even the finest things earth has to offer is not even near perfect.
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