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I would no longer be considered weird.

I would be eccentric.

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did you know that when you stare at a computer screen or tv, that you are looking at nothing half of the time?

it's that whole concept of persistence of vision that allows us to watch animation is also what allows us to watch what is on a screen.

but, as the lights pulse across the screen, there are gaps between the flash, albeit very short ones...

in any case, while you watch tv or stare at your computer, wave your hand very fast across the screen... you will notice that there is a strobe like effect. now wave your hand at the light above your head - since that light is constant, notice that there is no strobe like effect.

isn't that amazing? I bet someone out there didn't know this, and I probably got about 10 people to wave at their computer screens just now, and maybe even the light. how funny is that? I hope no one else saw you.

of course, I was waving at my screen right after I type out that portion of the entry... so I guess that makes me a dork. of sorts.

so apparently, when you stare too long at the computer screen, so people are prone to get headaches... maybe it from stress, or maybe not, but I've heard that upping the refresh rate will help with eye strain... as in reducing it... so I've heard... I've maxed mine out, I think, but I'm going to look for the proper driver for the monitor in hope that I can up it some more.