Light extenders are fairly common in the UK - not fibre optic, but basically they look like if silvery tubes connected to a glass dome on the roof. Fairly common when a house extension leave a hall without a window.
Did you hear about that curved building in London that reflected light so well you could cook an egg in the street a block away? I think you could make an argument for white surfaces to reflect light into buildings but full blown mirrors are probably a fire hazard.
I like the idea of the lighting inside simulating the lighting outside you can have supplemental electrical lights to provide enough light to do stuff but if its bright outside it can be brighter and energizing inside when its overcast or evening it can be cozy and relaxing inside.
Id imagine this helps the circadian rhythm a bit but also prevents getting flashbanged when stepping outside during the day and having to wait for the eyes to adjust as much when stepping outside during at night
I did this with a strategic mirror in the dark corridor. But the house entrance was also there, and in a long stretch between sleeping and living room with a window on either end.
Yeah +1 on the geoblock theory. Usian websites have a lot of trackers and spyware, which are illegal in a lot of other places (like the EU). Instead of fixing the sites, it's cheaper to geoblock those areas. At least they're not lying about their compliance and spying without permission...
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jet@hackertalks.com · 45 pts · 71d
We do! Sky lights, fiber optic sky light extenders, etc. humans are always trying to light up their artificial caves with sunlight.
Building architecture used to have amazing creative designs to capture this free lighting.
However, cheap efficient indoor lighting removed this as a driving force, so newer buildings don't have the same design constraints
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 71d
I have never seen fiber optic sky light extenders in real life
sunbeam60@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 71d
Light extenders are fairly common in the UK - not fibre optic, but basically they look like if silvery tubes connected to a glass dome on the roof. Fairly common when a house extension leave a hall without a window.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 71d
They work on the principle of total internal reflection. Same as a fiber optic cable.
But they eventually leak so cheap LEDs it is.
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 71d
interesting
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website · 18 pts · 71d
Did you hear about that curved building in London that reflected light so well you could cook an egg in the street a block away? I think you could make an argument for white surfaces to reflect light into buildings but full blown mirrors are probably a fire hazard.
pHr34kY@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 71d
You'd want to run captured light through a diffuser anyway.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 71d
Which is what they did at 20 Fenchurch.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 71d
20 Fenchurch. It melted car plastics.
Krudler@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 71d
Vegas had a death ray building too.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 71d
I don't think it would be such an issue witn flat mirrors. The curvature focuses light into a single point much like a magnifying glass.
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 71d
We are not solarpunk enough
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 71d
Not Indiana Jonesy enough.
agentTeiko@piefed.social · 11 pts · 71d
We tried but it causes alien's to come down and pick up their stones and lady friend.
grue@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 71d
Aziz, light!
teslekova@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 71d
Thankyou Aziz.
Skyrmir@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 71d
Clouds make it annoying and inconsistent. Also people need light at night regardless, so lights are always needed.
Nindelofocho@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 71d
I like the idea of the lighting inside simulating the lighting outside you can have supplemental electrical lights to provide enough light to do stuff but if its bright outside it can be brighter and energizing inside when its overcast or evening it can be cozy and relaxing inside.
Id imagine this helps the circadian rhythm a bit but also prevents getting flashbanged when stepping outside during the day and having to wait for the eyes to adjust as much when stepping outside during at night
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 71d
If we invented mirror batteries, the mirrors could hold onto the sunlight long after the sun has set. /s
MantisToboggon@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 71d
It Can start a fire.
axh@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 71d
Only if they focus the reflected light
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 71d
Guys, i think they mean interior decoration.
I did this with a strategic mirror in the dark corridor. But the house entrance was also there, and in a long stretch between sleeping and living room with a window on either end.
Switorik@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 71d
Money. Solar tubes are not cheap to buy or install. The longer they have to go, the more expensive they become.
Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 71d
Access Denied
You don't have permission to access "http://www.homedepot.com/b/Doors-Windows-Windows-Skylights-Solar-Tubes/N-5yc1vZc5f2" on this server.
Reference #18.60ec1702.1783606539.203f040
https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.60ec1702.1783606539.203f040
Switorik@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 71d
Its a link to solar tubes on the home depot website. I'm not familiar with this error.
Aganim@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 71d
Same error here. I can't access their home page either, so it's probably a geoblock.
black0ut@pawb.social · 3 pts · 71d
Yeah +1 on the geoblock theory. Usian websites have a lot of trackers and spyware, which are illegal in a lot of other places (like the EU). Instead of fixing the sites, it's cheaper to geoblock those areas. At least they're not lying about their compliance and spying without permission...
Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 71d
I figured. Oh well.
reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 71d
Ohh that’s cool
TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website · 3 pts · 71d
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnZN4u01Ftk
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 70d
Dang, beat me to it.
weaponG@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 69d
Too much potential for bad luck in multiples of 7 years. Also, some buildings skip the 13th floor. Just saying...