Interior Lights Question
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Here is some interesting information on yellow lights in general:
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...ght_color.html
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...ght_color.html
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Hey Bob,
First let me say; I love your truck, it's almost as nice as my Platinum!
As a real life eye doc I have always felt compelled to jump in this conversation about fog lights with a little education about eyes and how they work to try and help everybody make good decisions for their situation. As the good guy I think you are, I know you will take this advice in the way it is meant, in no way am I criticizing your decision. But I do think I'm qualified to speak on the subject of eyes; So....
The human eye's retina consists of millions of tiny little nerve endings or receptors that receive the lighted image through which our brains process vision. It's a nifty little system!
The central retina, known as the fovea, consists mostly of color receptors (some people call them, "cones"), the more peripheral area of the retina contains receptors that mostly sense either black, white or grey (some call them, "rods"). Sunshine and man made lights consist of a rainbow of colors that our eye can use to see with, but the human eye's "cones" are most sensitive to the yellow wavelength. Hence, especially in poor visibility and low light conditions, i.e., fog, especially at night, yellow would be the best color. The cones can see the yellow more easily than they could see white and simultaneously, the rods will see the yellow as white, so all the cells would be firing at maximum, therefore, it should give the best "vision" of whats ahead in the road. Changing the fogs to match the wavelength of the headlights, could then, somewhat diminish their purpose in life. The reasoning behind the yellow fog lights is the same reason that avid deer hunters use yellow lenses to hunt at dust and dawn, they see just better! Just food for thought; I do think that for pure esthetics they look great.
Good luck with your truck,
Steve
First let me say; I love your truck, it's almost as nice as my Platinum!
As a real life eye doc I have always felt compelled to jump in this conversation about fog lights with a little education about eyes and how they work to try and help everybody make good decisions for their situation. As the good guy I think you are, I know you will take this advice in the way it is meant, in no way am I criticizing your decision. But I do think I'm qualified to speak on the subject of eyes; So....
The human eye's retina consists of millions of tiny little nerve endings or receptors that receive the lighted image through which our brains process vision. It's a nifty little system!
The central retina, known as the fovea, consists mostly of color receptors (some people call them, "cones"), the more peripheral area of the retina contains receptors that mostly sense either black, white or grey (some call them, "rods"). Sunshine and man made lights consist of a rainbow of colors that our eye can use to see with, but the human eye's "cones" are most sensitive to the yellow wavelength. Hence, especially in poor visibility and low light conditions, i.e., fog, especially at night, yellow would be the best color. The cones can see the yellow more easily than they could see white and simultaneously, the rods will see the yellow as white, so all the cells would be firing at maximum, therefore, it should give the best "vision" of whats ahead in the road. Changing the fogs to match the wavelength of the headlights, could then, somewhat diminish their purpose in life. The reasoning behind the yellow fog lights is the same reason that avid deer hunters use yellow lenses to hunt at dust and dawn, they see just better! Just food for thought; I do think that for pure esthetics they look great.Good luck with your truck,
Steve
So decrees ninja doctor. Let it be said, let it be known....
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Hey Bob,
First let me say; I love your truck, it's almost as nice as my Platinum!
As a real life eye doc I have always felt compelled to jump in this conversation about fog lights with a little education about eyes and how they work to try and help everybody make good decisions for their situation. As the good guy I think you are, I know you will take this advice in the way it is meant, in no way am I criticizing your decision. But I do think I'm qualified to speak on the subject of eyes; So....
The human eye's retina consists of millions of tiny little nerve endings or receptors that receive the lighted image through which our brains process vision. It's a nifty little system! The central retina, known as the fovea, consists mostly of color receptors (some people call them, "cones"), the more peripheral area of the retina contains receptors that mostly sense either black, white or grey (some call them, "rods"). Sunshine and man made lights consist of a rainbow of colors that our eye can use to see with, but the human eye's "cones" are most sensitive to the yellow wavelength. Hence, especially in poor visibility and low light conditions, i.e., fog, especially at night, yellow would be the best color. The cones can see the yellow more easily than they could see white and simultaneously, the rods will see the yellow as white, so all the cells would be firing at maximum, therefore, it should give the best "vision" of whats ahead in the road. Changing the fogs to match the wavelength of the headlights, could then, somewhat diminish their purpose in life. The reasoning behind the yellow fog lights is the same reason that avid deer hunters use yellow lenses to hunt at dust and dawn, they see just better! Just food for thought; I do think that for pure esthetics they look great.
Good luck with your truck,
Steve
First let me say; I love your truck, it's almost as nice as my Platinum!
As a real life eye doc I have always felt compelled to jump in this conversation about fog lights with a little education about eyes and how they work to try and help everybody make good decisions for their situation. As the good guy I think you are, I know you will take this advice in the way it is meant, in no way am I criticizing your decision. But I do think I'm qualified to speak on the subject of eyes; So....
The human eye's retina consists of millions of tiny little nerve endings or receptors that receive the lighted image through which our brains process vision. It's a nifty little system!
The central retina, known as the fovea, consists mostly of color receptors (some people call them, "cones"), the more peripheral area of the retina contains receptors that mostly sense either black, white or grey (some call them, "rods"). Sunshine and man made lights consist of a rainbow of colors that our eye can use to see with, but the human eye's "cones" are most sensitive to the yellow wavelength. Hence, especially in poor visibility and low light conditions, i.e., fog, especially at night, yellow would be the best color. The cones can see the yellow more easily than they could see white and simultaneously, the rods will see the yellow as white, so all the cells would be firing at maximum, therefore, it should give the best "vision" of whats ahead in the road. Changing the fogs to match the wavelength of the headlights, could then, somewhat diminish their purpose in life. The reasoning behind the yellow fog lights is the same reason that avid deer hunters use yellow lenses to hunt at dust and dawn, they see just better! Just food for thought; I do think that for pure esthetics they look great.Good luck with your truck,
Steve
I take your information as intended, for I am recently a retired Physicist, 36 years with Uncle Same! Retirement is goooooood!!
I was stationed in Germany for awhile and we regularly used fog lights there. They were true fog lights in the since for they were very yellow. You are right, you can see more clearly through actual fog with that color much better!
With that said, I am sure you would agree however, to better see through fog will take a much more "yellower light wavelength" than what the stock bulbs wave length were.
I leave mine on all the time (better to be seen) and really were just matching the color of the head lights.
Now with that out of the way, can you tell me why I like white vehicles so much??
It is all I have had in for the past couple of decades and all I will buy.
can't figure it.
Also can't figure why my wife and I need 3 vehicles?
Gerrard155
That cracked me up dude!!!!
Bob
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Original by Bob Curry, <<<<my inserted replies >>>
Thanks on my truck part and I like yours as well! Had a hard time going between the Platinum and the KR. Both are fantastic and why It was so hard for me.
<<<<I decided on the Platinum due to the brown seats in the KR, I like the black interior better. Otherwise the KR is a great truck.>>>>
I take your information as intended, for I am recently a retired Physicist, 36 years with Uncle Same! Retirement is goooooood!!
<<<<38 years in private practice as an Optometrist, still going like the Enrgizer Bunny, just not as fast as before.
>>>>
I was stationed in Germany for awhile and we regularly used fog lights there. They were true fog lights in the since for they were very yellow. You are right, you can see more clearly through actual fog with that color much better!
With that said, I am sure you would agree however, to better see through fog will take a much more "yellower light wavelength" than what the stock bulbs wave length were.
<<<<Touche! Much brighter and stronger yellow wavelength would be MUCH better. But I was speaking strictly in theory.....
Ninja Doctor here! Hahahahaha>>>
I leave mine on all the time (better to be seen) and really were just matching the color of the head lights.
Now with that out of the way, can you tell me why I like white vehicles so much??
<<<Why have I been driving black trucks for 25 years? And now a silver one?>>>
It is all I have had in for the past couple of decades and all I will buy.
can't figure it.
<<<You might try "White Trucks Anonymous", I hear they have helped millions of others!
>>>
Also can't figure why my wife and I need 3 vehicles?
<<<Quite a nice stable there Bob!>>
Gerrard155
That cracked me up dude!!!!
<<<I loved it, imagine, me a Ninja!
>>>
Bob
<<<<Steve>>>
Thanks on my truck part and I like yours as well! Had a hard time going between the Platinum and the KR. Both are fantastic and why It was so hard for me.
<<<<I decided on the Platinum due to the brown seats in the KR, I like the black interior better. Otherwise the KR is a great truck.>>>>
I take your information as intended, for I am recently a retired Physicist, 36 years with Uncle Same! Retirement is goooooood!!
<<<<38 years in private practice as an Optometrist, still going like the Enrgizer Bunny, just not as fast as before.
>>>>I was stationed in Germany for awhile and we regularly used fog lights there. They were true fog lights in the since for they were very yellow. You are right, you can see more clearly through actual fog with that color much better!
With that said, I am sure you would agree however, to better see through fog will take a much more "yellower light wavelength" than what the stock bulbs wave length were.
<<<<Touche! Much brighter and stronger yellow wavelength would be MUCH better. But I was speaking strictly in theory.....
Ninja Doctor here! Hahahahaha>>>I leave mine on all the time (better to be seen) and really were just matching the color of the head lights.
Now with that out of the way, can you tell me why I like white vehicles so much??
<<<Why have I been driving black trucks for 25 years? And now a silver one?>>>
It is all I have had in for the past couple of decades and all I will buy.
can't figure it.
<<<You might try "White Trucks Anonymous", I hear they have helped millions of others!
>>>Also can't figure why my wife and I need 3 vehicles?
<<<Quite a nice stable there Bob!>>
Gerrard155
That cracked me up dude!!!!
<<<I loved it, imagine, me a Ninja!
>>>Bob
<<<<Steve>>>
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Steve