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the_JinX, true, the possability of an electron passing through the phosphorus (sp?) membrane AND through the glass is practicaly 0, but that wasnt really the point I was making, what I said (sorry if I worded it badly) was that its fun to remind people that they are infact looking at an Electron gun. I find that the general public knows very little about radiation. :)
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I use glasses, but don't wear them on a regular basis , only when required
I don't nead specs yet, still got good vision, sometime in the future I expect to need then for reading and driving.
I'm not sure but I think companies over here are obligated to pay for glasses, if needed, by computer opperators? Nihil will probably know if this is true.:)
Hi katja,
You forgot ' don't need glasses yet but eyes starting to fade ' :D
Speaking of radiation...many if not virtually every appliance in your home generates radiation...the tv, fridge, microwave...but they say it's at harmless levels...;)
I remember back in the 60's the old man ( my father ) had a newspaper picture of a kid with the color burnt from his eyes...the article basically warned about the dangers of sitting too close to a color tv for long periods of time...apparently this kid was so fascinated with color television he sat and watched it everyday till he burnt the color right out from his eyes.
They've improved tv's since then.
Eg ;)
Eg, I also "forgot" things like 'my left eye is fine but by right is blind' or 'I have perfect tunnelvision'. :)
Am also suprised that we have two legally blind members here.
And well, TV's and monitors are pretty safe these days, I'll admit that. But since I'm sitting behind a large 21 inch CRT monitor at home, it is some 'security' thing that I am worried about. My health is very precious to me... ;)
I wear beer goggles when I get really drunk. Thats about it.
Though... I am due for a trip to the eye doctor. I wore glasses when I was younger. I grew out of them and my eyes got better. The doctor said I didn't need them anymore. I think I may need them again soon though. It now takes me less alcohol for the goggles to show up.
I've got a ridge in my nose from glasses
why don't I use contacts ??
They don't hold enough BEER :D
I am now at an age where eyesight deteriorates anyway [my excuse]
so it's reading glasses for me now.
as for the safety issue :
It has never been a 'good' place to sit, so close to the screen, and paying it a lot of attention,
bearing in mind that the average 'joe' sits around 10' / 3m away from the TV, and at that distance you are not so conscious of the glare
but there has also, never been any research that totally condemns the tube for the eyesight damage............
but, I'd say that TFT is the better, purely on the WEIGHT ............
I'm using a 19" CRT now, and it's right at the back of a BIG desk, and when it fails ...........
it's STAYING there :)
I'll prop the TFT against it........
Bifocals here or I can were contacts with reading glasses. All compliments of TV, monitors, constant glare off the ocean, forced reading in low-light, etc., etc., etc... :( (permanent ridge on nose & ears as well.)
cheers
What's also fun is telling people about the radiation an (older) microwave still emits despite the shielding (me friend put his phone on top of the microwave and it went poof, you can actually frie alarm circuits with a microwave beam through walls) and the radiation of radars all over the country (failing cars because their new superduper chips weren't shielded) or the radiation of riflebullets who are hardened with uranium (iraq in 10 years). Especially if they whine about wireless cards all over the place wich emit like so little even the radiation from nature does more damage.Quote:
the_JinX, true, the possability of an electron passing through the phosphorus (sp?) membrane AND through the glass is practicaly 0, but that wasnt really the point I was making, what I said (sorry if I worded it badly) was that its fun to remind people that they are infact looking at an Electron gun. I find that the general public knows very little about radiation.
I wore glasses from 7th grade thru 12th but not that im outta HS and in college i wear contacts, makes me look sexier i think :)