• r0ertel@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    I learned recently that not everyone can see the fluorescent flicker. It’s unnerving and feels a bit like being buzzed on caffeine. It’s not so bad in the offices with indirect lighting. Also, cheap LED lights can flicker. I clung to my incandescent lights until they all burnt out.

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      20 days ago

      Wait they can’t? Although now that I think about it, there’s certain cheap LED lights that I can see the flicker and my girlfriend cant

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        20 days ago

        It’s supposed to be common that people can catch the flicker in the corner of their eye