seanyseanerson
seanyseanerson t1_ixaisic wrote
Reply to comment by Kerfudamapa in Just how dark is deep space? by ArmchairSpinDoctor
So to travel safely in space I guess the ship would have to emit an insane amount of light in all directions to properly monitor for potential collisions. The odds of one are low I guess, but you'd want to know if an object was heading your way.
Perhaps a sort of infrared sonar would be more useful and energy efficient? I dunno.
seanyseanerson t1_iuhl01i wrote
Reply to comment by Ouchyhurthurt in TIL - Contrary of what everybody thinks, if you park your car at a dark spot at night, the chances of theft are smaller, because thieves don't like to use lights. by JosZo
I feel like this is written by a thief looking to create more thiefing opportunities.
seanyseanerson t1_itbenty wrote
Reply to comment by HankScorpio4242 in How Can Virtual Reality Evolve Beyond Escapism? by 96suluman
It's just the next step of social media. Making social interactions even more convenient and on tap simultaneously makes you feel more alone, and makes real life social interactions feel inconvenient rather than fun.
seanyseanerson t1_ixcsfrh wrote
Reply to comment by kendiggy in Just how dark is deep space? by ArmchairSpinDoctor
Thank you. I was thinking of something that sent out pulses of light to read reflections in the same way sonar does but hadn't thought that radar already does the job just fine!