ITT: New appreciation for eyes

[Zenpeanut]

Long version: So, today I've been wearing goggles that have glass camera lens filters that change color contrast. I've got a blue one (lower contrast) on my left eye and an orange one (higher contrast) on my right eye. I was wearing them for awhile and on the bus, I looked through the left lens with my right eye and noticed that there was a LOT more contrast than there should be. I took off my goggles and started winking both eyes (so I looked through one eye at a time) and found that the different color contrasts were still happening without the lenses to support it, but reciprocated so that the low contrast was with my right eye and the high contrast was with my left eye.

Medium version: I know that eyes can adjust to light and dark changes, but I had no idea that they could adjust to contrasts individually, to such a degree that the contrasts were the same as the lenses, just on opposite eyes.

Short version: OMG, my right eye is seeing blue and everything's sorta the same and my left eye is seeing orange and everything's totally different.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Eyes are kind of amazing. Also most people's eyes have slightly different contrast/brightness levels naturally even without external gadgetry.

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Hi.  I like this thread.

Zenpeanut: consider getting stage lighting gels if you want more colors or more intensity--they're cheaper, and you can cut them to fit whatever.

I've had the color balance of my eyes change over the course of a day, even.  I think I had kept one eye shaded or closed for a while while outside on a sunny day.

Here's a guide for making goggles that sensitize your eyes to the near-visible side of infrared:
http://amasci.com/amateur/irgoggl.html

[Rococo Modem Basilisk]

I use homemade (with sharpie!) red/blue filter lenses. I also use xsublim with red, blue, and green coloured sublims, though.

[Zenpeanut]

awesome, thanks for the info yhnmzw.

I don't have the time at the moment to delve into making the infrared goggles, but once I get the money I'll be snatching up a deal of those lighting gels.

Also, the reason I had the camera lens filters was that Ballard Camera was going out of business and therefore, had lenses for $3 each.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

One of my tear ducts is clogged and swollen

it's pretty lame.

[Rococo Modem Basilisk]

One of my tear ducts is clogged and swollen

it's pretty lame.

Lame, clogged, swollen tear ducts? Get clear eyes. For fuck's sake.
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