Winter illumination/SAD lamps

1. 2019-10-20 at 9:41 PM UTC

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   Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]
   It's coming into winter, and at this latitude it's suddenly now getting dark around 6:30 pm instead of 10:30pm.
   
   I've set my wifi LifX bulb to come on before I wake, and have gone on a bit of buying spree with regards to bright LED bulbs. It's kind of frustrating how rare/expensive they are.
   
   I have even bought a bayonet socket to 5x edison screw converter, first cheap edison screw bulbs I find here (we get them a lot, due to Lidl/Aldi not realising we use bayonet sockets over here) I'm going to buy 5 of them and make a super light bulb.
   
   I also have an IR bulb and a UV flourescent lamp.
   
   I'm going to grab a lamp for my desk at work too.
   
   Anyone use the dedicated SAD lamps? They seem like overkill.
2. 2019-10-20 at 9:58 PM UTC

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   Kuntzschutz African Astronaut
   Hahahaha
3. 2019-10-20 at 10:01 PM UTC

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   Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]

   Originally posted by Kuntzschutz Hahahaha

   
   Thanks for this valuable and thought provoking contribution to an important topical discussion.
4. 2019-10-20 at 10:07 PM UTC

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   Kuntzschutz African Astronaut

   Originally posted by Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Thanks for this valuable and thought provoking contribution to an important topical discussion.

   
   Sorry, just that irish people being super pale and living in a cold dark wet climate is funny. You need this stuff for sure.
5. 2019-10-24 at 4:41 PM UTC

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   Kuntzschutz African Astronaut
   You know who else needs UV lamps? Reptiles. LMAO
   
   The Irish are like salamanders
6. 2019-10-24 at 4:53 PM UTC

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   Vitamin G African Astronaut

   Originally posted by Kuntzschutz You know who else needs UV lamps? Reptiles. LMAO
   
   The Irish are like salamanders

   
   I came in here wanting to make fun of OP but god you're just not funny at all.
7. 2019-10-24 at 5:03 PM UTC

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   Kuntzschutz African Astronaut

   Originally posted by Vitamin G I came in here wanting to make fun of OP but god you're just not funny at all.

   
   Nobody cares why you hopped over the border. But, I will tell you this, while the Irish resemble salamanders, mexicans tend to resemble toads. I think you may be distant cousins somehow.
8. 2019-10-24 at 5:07 PM UTC

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   Vitamin G African Astronaut
   didn't read.
9. 2019-10-24 at 5:11 PM UTC

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   Kuntzschutz African Astronaut

   Originally posted by Vitamin G didn't read.

   
   Translation: feelings = hurt
10. 2019-10-24 at 6:05 PM UTC

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    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]
    Artificial light is now ridiculous
11. 2019-10-24 at 6:10 PM UTC

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    vindicktive vinny Black Hole
    what uncivilized country still uses b22 ?
    
    its like the worst kind of contraption immaginable for light bulbs.
12. 2019-10-24 at 6:11 PM UTC

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    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]

    Originally posted by vindicktive vinny what uncivilized country still uses b22 ?
    
    its like the worst kind of contraption immaginable for light bulbs.

    
    Yes, because fuck having an earth on your electrical appliances.
13. 2019-10-24 at 6:13 PM UTC

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    Kuntzschutz African Astronaut

    Originally posted by Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Yes, because fuck having an earth on your electrical appliances.

    
    Just get a cheap reptile light. It's the UVB that helps with SAD, not any other part of the spectrum. You only need a certain number of minutes under it each day.
14. 2019-10-24 at 6:22 PM UTC

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    vindicktive vinny Black Hole

    Originally posted by Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Yes, because fuck having an earth on your electrical appliances.

    
    yea, because people touch their bulbs all the time.
15. 2019-10-24 at 6:24 PM UTC

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    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]

    Originally posted by vindicktive vinny yea, because people touch their bulbs all the time.

    
    Chinese wiring is like Russian drivers, a constant source of liveleak content
16. 2019-10-24 at 6:27 PM UTC

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    vindicktive vinny Black Hole

    Originally posted by Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Chinese wiring is like Russian drivers, a constant source of liveleak content

    
    they use b22 in china too.
    
    lol.
17. 2019-10-24 at 6:35 PM UTC

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    Vitamin G African Astronaut
    Who don't you just take vitamin D?
    
    Incoming gay joke
    
    Take your vitamin G fagit
18. 2019-10-24 at 6:41 PM UTC

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    Kuntzschutz African Astronaut
    https://legendarystrength.com/sunshine-on-balls/
    
    

    A study at Boston State Hospital showed that people exposed to UV light on their chest and back saw in increase of 120% to testosterone.
    
    That’s pretty good.
    
    But when the genitals were exposed to the same like testosterone production increased 200%! [source]
    
    As mentioned this may be because Vitamin D is not really a vitamin but a hormone precursor. So it makes sense.
    
    As the testicles are where 95% of testosterone is produced, if you can localize your skin’s formation of D then you can see a direct increase.
    
    So after hearing about this in my studies, like a good student, I had to give it a try.
    
    There’s other people that live around me, so its not the easiest thing to pull off.
    
    But I had to try. Sitting in my yard one day I pull my pants down slightly and let the sun shine…
    
    What I saw next surprised the hell out of me?
    
    My balls appeared to move of their own accord.
    
    I watched in awe for a couple minutes, as they basically squirmed around.

    
    The irish are much paler than everyone else, it would probably only take a few seconds of exposure.
19. 2019-10-24 at 7:23 PM UTC

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    Vitamin G African Astronaut
    That study is from 1939. Basically meaningless without reproduceable resultsd