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WolfGuard_ OP t1_isr5mq1 wrote
It's a country wide issue. You can Google it and it'll explain the science behind why it happens but it's one company that made a ton of the bulbs and they go bad and turn purple/pink eventually
OccasionallyImmortal t1_isrgtyh wrote
Just in time for breast cancer awareness month.
brenobah t1_isrgvtr wrote
Atherton and University? Yep. Still jacked up.
Motorsteak t1_isrijuf wrote
I've had people in baltimore and state college tell me they're pink/purple for a number of reasons. The list includes the lights being gunshot detectors that flash to tell the cops where shots happen, so junkies can't find their veins to shoot up, for some fundraiser or event (pink for breast cancer/purple for a ravens game), or because they were cheaper. The last one is technically the right answer i guess, but they meant it as they purposefully bought pink/purple hue lights or grow lights.
dpo466321 t1_isrjswu wrote
I wish we had led streetlights that simulate the sodium vapor lamps
Wuz314159 t1_isrmdf4 wrote
How is this a "problem"?
ShimmyShimmyYaw t1_isrssrv wrote
Where at?
veepeedeepee t1_isrtmvr wrote
I’m surprised they didn’t spin it to say they “have Ravens spirit, even down to the street lights.”
ArcadeAnarchy t1_iss159g wrote
Like some weird vaporware fever dream.
Stoneykind81 t1_iss6kgr wrote
i see them on the pa turnpike too
LifeIsBetterOnBags t1_iss7gaw wrote
A lot of the street lamps in my rural town are all a deep purple, although there is only like 4 of them.
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AnInsolentCog t1_issi0y4 wrote
Huh..I spotted some purple ones out near Exton. I thought it was a feature, not a bug.
Gov_Martin_OweMalley t1_issi3uu wrote
A lot of cities and counties do "X goes purple" for a month to raise substance abuse awareness, just to add to your list.
WolfGuard_ OP t1_issl8j0 wrote
No lol it's a bug with one of the components inside the lights. Big issue with one company, country wide. Although Im sure some places might do the color intentionally for like a breast cancer thing but I'd say that's not likely to be seen on random street lights or parking lots
WolfGuard_ OP t1_issm6pf wrote
Lol who said that? I wonder if some area do it but pink isn't helpful for light pollution? You'd want red as it doesn't pollute and keeps drivers nighttime vision intact. But it's useless as actually illumination.
--Cr1imsoN-- t1_issmkd0 wrote
Perfect spot for a retrowave video
SilentHunter7 t1_issncgc wrote
Also bluer light fucks with your night vision and sleep triggers. Street light LEDs should have a lower color temperature.
SilentHunter7 t1_issngq5 wrote
Just drove through that intersection last night for the first time after dark and I was real confused.
bigdickjenny t1_issoy7m wrote
Down here in Dfw texas that has been a normal light bulb since a couple years ago. I was curious why they chose that color but this makes sense!
worstatit t1_isss2n1 wrote
It's a feature, not a bug.
VonShroom t1_isst8m0 wrote
It throws me off a little bit every time, but I do kinda like it
WolfGuard_ OP t1_issudx8 wrote
Willow Grove yes, I have no clue who that lot actually belongs to though
WolfGuard_ OP t1_issuw55 wrote
Gives me vibes of the song as where they made a song with just car horns and honks and stuff
cwfutureboy t1_issxmyq wrote
Yinz got a T-mobile up in there?
Count_Delagrange t1_issy9r0 wrote
Lucky
coasterkyle18 t1_ist1fgu wrote
In Lancaster there’s a few blueish purple lights on rt 30 by the Rohrerstown Rd exit.
ThunderySleep t1_istbiu9 wrote
Looks awesome tbh.
ThunderySleep t1_istblc2 wrote
Very cyberpunk.
porksoda11 t1_istdp74 wrote
Oh shit I saw these purple lights in a Giant parking lot and they were very harsh. I thought it was a loitering deterrent or something lol.
BasvoyD t1_isteku1 wrote
YES!!!!!
Poder86 t1_istg14p wrote
You can submit complaint report and they will fix the ones by your street
Farts_constantly t1_istgb97 wrote
Underrated comment
WolfGuard_ OP t1_istijv1 wrote
Saw that article but it's not very accurate with the highlight blemishes or any of that
Wanderlust917 t1_istoa27 wrote
It's too much yellow and it feels old fashioned to me.
Driving through purple street lights feels like driving in the future.
ItsjustJim621 t1_isu07mq wrote
Ah…perfect for breast cancer awareness month!
lefindecheri t1_isu2zc9 wrote
How does it affect vision? Can drivers still see as well with pink light? It's pretty, but is it safe?
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WolfGuard_ OP t1_isu7woe wrote
Yep. I like red as it preserves night vision (if you go to cherry springs the darkest place in the east coast you can see northern lights and stuff there's 0 light pollution no street lights etc. And in the observing fields there is no light not even car lights you have to cover it all with red filters to not pollution the sky and save people's night vision, beautiful place if you ever go. Me and my friend are camping there next year as that's when we could get a reservation that worked for us
WolfGuard_ OP t1_isu8nl3 wrote
Your body's natural night vision, walk into a forest pitch black and close your eyes. As you adapt you will be able to see slightly in the night that is your night vision have someone turn on a flashlight doesn't even need to point at you and then turn the light off and you go back to being pitch black blind until you're adjust which can take a bit. Red light won't take away that night vision but unless it's a back road every mother fucker with their overly bright headlights and high beams in 24/7 will blind you anyways.
atomicski t1_isup3yj wrote
I have been looking into cherry springs!! I’ve never been but heard it’s a wonderful place.. hope it stays around. Thanks for the info.
WolfGuard_ OP t1_isv15gb wrote
It'll stay around lol. When campgrounds are opened it booked. Hell can't find a good weekend because every Friday-sat and sundays are booked and they have tons of camp spots and all are booked. They make tons of money lol. If you ever do go look at the big weather setup they have at the entrance, (it was made in the welding shop I work at by my boss)
uraniumstingray t1_isw7ds9 wrote
Greensboro NC has some purple lights too. They’re fun to drive under.
CertifiableNormie t1_isr2c3f wrote
Baltimore is dealing with the same problem only with purple lights! I saw some on 83 recently too. Never knew it happened here.