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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (15 children)

Okay explain this one to me. Is this because of people looking at the eclipse?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

There was (or i guess is?) a trend on the internet of people making videos talking about how the sun isn't the same color as it was during their childhood. The implication being that the government is secretly changing the sun or something idk. It's not big where I'm from, instead people around here make posts about how the fog is different now.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 weeks ago

huey-wut this has gotta be one of the dumbest conspiracy theories I've ever heard

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

@gork is the fog different now?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They're turning the damned fog GAY

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

they're turning the frogs gay and the fogs gray!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

It depends on where you live.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Our perception of colour does change as we age because our eye lenses yellow.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Oh so that's the reason for eye bleach!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, I still remember how vibrant blue the sky used to be and how golden the grass in autumn was.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My perception of color is very slightly different in each eye and I never thought to look up why that might be the case, this might explain it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

After googling it it's probably just cone cells not having a perfectly uniform distribution, which is a weird and cool thing to think about its effects on perception

Also it's wild how much people's anecdotes lean towards the same "left eye cool right eye warm" layout

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

the fog thing sounds like it can be explained by the switch to LED streetlights

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Oh good. I thought it was eye damage but this is much worse

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