Dan W
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Remember the sentinal robots from The Matrix? Ever wanted one hovering over your bed?
Yeah, me neither. But I've always been intrigued by Peat's idea that a night spent sleeping in darkness is biologically stressful, and I've been thinking of ways to expose myself to beneficial wavelengths of light without having visible light in the room (Sleepwalker Dan does dumb things when he can see).
So I've been experimenting with the above setup, an Aweek 96 LED security fixture light hung from a chain. It's 850nm, so it's barely visible to the naked eye, and it seems to penetrate a sheet or two just fine. I want to make an infrared webcam so I can get a better idea whether it can get through regular blankets.
I'm curious if anyone has tried anything similar, or figured out an alternate solution. I'm considering wiring up some kind of panel with 880nm LEDs (or even lasers) for dropping the visibility even further, and possibly improving the penetration through cloth. I've also thought about some sort of embedded-LED blankets or panels that would lay directly on the bed, but that seems like a fire waiting to happen.
Anyone else have ideas/experiences to share?
Yeah, me neither. But I've always been intrigued by Peat's idea that a night spent sleeping in darkness is biologically stressful, and I've been thinking of ways to expose myself to beneficial wavelengths of light without having visible light in the room (Sleepwalker Dan does dumb things when he can see).
So I've been experimenting with the above setup, an Aweek 96 LED security fixture light hung from a chain. It's 850nm, so it's barely visible to the naked eye, and it seems to penetrate a sheet or two just fine. I want to make an infrared webcam so I can get a better idea whether it can get through regular blankets.
I'm curious if anyone has tried anything similar, or figured out an alternate solution. I'm considering wiring up some kind of panel with 880nm LEDs (or even lasers) for dropping the visibility even further, and possibly improving the penetration through cloth. I've also thought about some sort of embedded-LED blankets or panels that would lay directly on the bed, but that seems like a fire waiting to happen.
Anyone else have ideas/experiences to share?
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