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StaleTheBread OP t1_j1zwqx2 wrote

Reply to comment by RingGiver in Whoever first observed the red-eyes camera flash effect must have thought the subject of the photo was possessed or something. by StaleTheBread

Look, I’m not saying they shouted “witch” and burned them at the stake (especially considering this was like mid-1900s?) but they’d be freaked out. Hell, people still believe in ghosts now and a good bit of that is still from camera stuff

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RingGiver t1_j1zytui wrote

>(especially considering this was like mid-1900s?)

Somehow, it's both a century before you think and a lot more recent than you think.

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StaleTheBread OP t1_j1zz05u wrote

I’m talking about color film being common. Is that more recent?

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RingGiver t1_j20blvb wrote

1890s was when it became available outside of experimental stuff.

The optical stuff behind red eyes was understood before film capable of storing color was invented.

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