>On Tue, 2 Mar 1999 11:24:49 -0600, Chuck wrote: > >>>At night the only color that will not damage your night vision is >>>red. The yellow and green cyalume lights will ruin your night vision >>>completely. Red has no effect. > > > >I've also heard it said that the red light theory was a hoax developed by >the Brits to annoy/distract the enemy during WWII and that there is no >basis for red being any better than any other colour of the same intensity. > >--During WW2 prior to a night flight we did wear red glasses for an hour >or so. Never tried any other color. Joe S Apopka, FL mailto:jsanford_at_sundial.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Mar 06 1999 - 07:47:51 PST
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