For years now, I've had this experience that I'm sure is totally explainable (and supposedly is), but there are some street lights that go out not only frequently, but every time I approach them, driving or walking. Okay, so confirmation bias might be at work here, as well as the idea that dying street lights go out many times before they go out for good, but there is another light at my apartment complex that isn't a street light at all, and that one goes out every time, too. There can't be a timer on it, as it happens any time I show up, but a motion sensor could. With that in mind, what light goes out when it detects motion? Every motion sensor light that I've seen turns on (apart from this one, of course), for ease of use and security. Plus, nobody that I asked has experienced the same thing. Weird.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying this is some magical aura type of thing, just a weird happening that I don't quite get (I'm not a loony, I swear).
If someone knows more, please, enlighten me (har har).
Your what's called a "SLIder"...
ReplyDeleteIts called 'street light interference', believe it or not. It happens to me as well, as It happens to most people, I would assume.
This phenomenon is not uncommon. In fact, there was a "book" written about it called "The SLI Effect". Though the book assumes a paranormal explanation.
Although, I don't need to tell you, things of this nature require no supernatural explanation. This particular phenomenon hasn't been popular enough to warrant any real scientific investigation despite that there have supposedly been a few. I'm skeptical about the scope and seriousness of any such investigations that may or may not have took place.
We are electrical beings that live in an electromagnetic world. It would be silly to assume reactions like this do not happen with the interaction of various fields occurring as they do.
And there are other possibilities. It could be an issue with the light's photosensor behaving like a motion sensor due to to its age or wear. (assuming they don't run on a timer, that is)
Perhaps we should conduct an experiment ourselves by taking a trip to such lights in question and conducting some experiments. Or perhaps we should write to mythbusters. (or James randi)
Either way, there is a reason one way or another.
I'm pretty sure about the entirely reasonable explanation, and I would love those guys to take this topic on. I agree that it doesn't seem too important, and that's why there hasn't been too much study, but it would be nice to know how it works.
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