That's because the cones in the centre of our vision are less sensitive to light as they only each capture a certain wavelength. The rods which are more prevalent in our peripheral vision on the other hand, capture a much broader spectrum and are thus a lot more sensitive to brightness variation at the cost of only seeing the world in black and white.
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ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 85d
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MutantTailThing@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 85d
My eyeballs caught fire
Technotica@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 85d
Interesting that it is more visible when not looking directly at it.
neo2478@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 85d
That's because the cones in the centre of our vision are less sensitive to light as they only each capture a certain wavelength. The rods which are more prevalent in our peripheral vision on the other hand, capture a much broader spectrum and are thus a lot more sensitive to brightness variation at the cost of only seeing the world in black and white.
MrSelfDestruct@quokk.au · 1 pts · 86d
Zuck?
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 85d