I suspect you will receive a darwin award shortly.
Really I've received like 5 of those so why not add another.
Really I've received like 5 of those so why not add another.
Just get some tanning sunglasses or whatever they are called... the ones people use when they fake tan.
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Christ. What are all you people talking about the Darwin award for?
As if a 1000W HID is dangerous or something?
They line your streets for christ's sake.
As if a 1000W HID is dangerous or something?
They line your streets for christ's sake.
I have a question? What part of the light gets rid of the acne? (And what part is best for growing...
)
And why don't you just get off your computer and go play in the sunshine if light gets rid of acne...............
)And why don't you just get off your computer and go play in the sunshine if light gets rid of acne...............
Well.. It is known that the sun has anti-bacterial properties...Originally posted by: WarCon
I have a question? What part of the light gets rid of the acne? (And what part is best for growing...
And why don't you just get off you computer and go play in the sunshine...............
Maybe HID lights emit some of the spectrum that's responsible for that.
Plants use the whole visable light spectrum for photosynthesis.
I always thought of my acne (thank heavens I am over it....well over it.....way too over it.....damn I am old.......), as having several triggers that should be fought too if the acne gets severe. Stop eating too many oily foods, lower your stress level (playing) and getting a good dose of sunshine. If the acne didn't respond to that, then the boiling hot rags on the face and afflicted area had to come out (drains the oil from the pores). I hated the drying products as they didn't seem to do much for the worse areas and overly dried some areas. Last resort was tetracyclin (sp?).
), as having several triggers that should be fought too if the acne gets severe. Stop eating too many oily foods, lower your stress level (playing) and getting a good dose of sunshine. If the acne didn't respond to that, then the boiling hot rags on the face and afflicted area had to come out (drains the oil from the pores). I hated the drying products as they didn't seem to do much for the worse areas and overly dried some areas. Last resort was tetracyclin (sp?).They're shielded properly AND they're not 15 inches from your face. (unless you knock one down and then it will be extinguished)
They are the wrong spectrum for the given application. Efficiacy is better though.
-DAK-
You can read about the device here http://www.aesthetic.lumenis.com/wt/content/clearlight
It's actually very effective - more so than systemic antibiotics and considerably safer. It's quite a breakthrough.
The light has to be the right spectrum -- in this case, blue 412-420nm light. Corals require light in this range as well, so I was able to find a bulb from a salt water aquarium supply company that should work perfectly. If you search the internet for the original clinical trials, they actually state that they had people sit in front of a 400w metal halide lamp and had a graph showing the spectrum -- which is identical to the spectrum of the aquarium bulb I ordered.
Funny that original study seems very hard to find now that they are marketing a $50,000 "Phototherapy" machine which probably consists of the same $200 light bulb I ordered.
And finally, I think a 1000w bulb will actually be safer than a 400w bulb, because it will be possible to sit farther away from it and get the same effect. With a powerful fan, heat shouldn't be an issue. And the UV shielded glass will ensure that I don't get burned.
The only pain in the butt part is the only appropriate bulb has to be driven by a fancy ballast that is only available in Europe - so I'm going to have to have it shipped overseas and buy a 110-240 watt transformer to power it.
It's actually very effective - more so than systemic antibiotics and considerably safer. It's quite a breakthrough.
The light has to be the right spectrum -- in this case, blue 412-420nm light. Corals require light in this range as well, so I was able to find a bulb from a salt water aquarium supply company that should work perfectly. If you search the internet for the original clinical trials, they actually state that they had people sit in front of a 400w metal halide lamp and had a graph showing the spectrum -- which is identical to the spectrum of the aquarium bulb I ordered.
Funny that original study seems very hard to find now that they are marketing a $50,000 "Phototherapy" machine which probably consists of the same $200 light bulb I ordered.
And finally, I think a 1000w bulb will actually be safer than a 400w bulb, because it will be possible to sit farther away from it and get the same effect. With a powerful fan, heat shouldn't be an issue. And the UV shielded glass will ensure that I don't get burned.
The only pain in the butt part is the only appropriate bulb has to be driven by a fancy ballast that is only available in Europe - so I'm going to have to have it shipped overseas and buy a 110-240 watt transformer to power it.
You see, here are the clincal traisl:
http://www.doughalpern.com/clearlight_app_notes.pdf
and
http://www.doughalpern.com/clearlight.pdf
http://www.doughalpern.com/clearlight_app_notes.pdf
and
http://www.doughalpern.com/clearlight.pdf
Ok one last question: Does anyone know where to find a device that will measure W/cm2 of light output? Is there such a device? Chemists must use it or something. Hopefully it doesn't cost $5,000.
W/cm2? Hmm, I doubt it.. but there are devices that measure light output in candellas.
You could probably convert.
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