Fluorescent Lights = sleepiness?

[Andy A.]

Originally Posted by Hutch

Yep... Even this with an inductor to try to stabilize it some (without it they would just go off). This is one of those things though that I don't know how people notice O_o. Kind of like seeing my CRT refresh, just never had that problem.

Just think how cats must feel! Their vision is so 'fast' they can see the image on a TV screen being drawn. I'm sure they can see all kinds of flicker in our lights, not to mention what they must hear.

Perhaps you've been blessed with vision thats just a touch slower then others, so you don't have to notice that little flicker in your monitor or lights. At 85 Hertz, I can't notice any flicker in my monitor. By 65Hz it is noticeable and at 60Hz it's just plain aggravating. I guess somewhere around 60Hz is the highest frequency that my eyes can register. I wonder how big of a spread there is in humans?

Makes you appreciate just how lame our senses are.

-Andy A.