I found this vid stashed in my album!! I remember I was just trying to get one good clip of the random bolts of lightning I saw on my way home from work and then the storm did this.. She truly delivered āā”ļø
A British woman has won a landmark court case that is drawing global attention to the unintended consequences of LED street lighting. By presenting scientific and environmental evidence, she successfully demonstrated that certain LED street lamps were negatively affecting human health while also causing harm to local wildlife. The ruling ordered the removal of the lights, marking a rare legal acknowledgment of light pollution as a public health and ecological issue rather than a mere nuisance.
The case highlighted how high-intensity LED lighting can disrupt human circadian rhythms by interfering with natural sleep cycles and melatonin production. Prolonged exposure to artificial blue-rich light at night has been linked to sleep disorders, stress, and metabolic disturbances. Beyond human health, the court examined evidence showing that LED street lamps disorient bats, insects, and birds, interfering with feeding, migration, and reproduction. Insects are particularly vulnerable, which creates cascading effects across entire ecosystems that rely on them.
This ruling sets an important precedent by recognizing environmental light exposure as a factor worthy of legal protection. It reinforces the idea that technological progress must be balanced with biological and ecological considerations. While LED lighting is energy efficient, this case shows that design, intensity, and placement matter. The outcome encourages cities to rethink urban lighting strategies that protect human health and biodiversity while still meeting safety and infrastructure needs.
#NutraFacts #fblifestyle #LightPollution #Wildlife #Health
I get it, we donāt make pennies anymore. Totally fine. But if you owe me $0.02 and you donāt have pennies⦠that feels like a you problem, not a me problem.
My change at Walmart was supposed to be $1.57. Instead, I got $1.55. Will two cents ruin my day? No. Will I survive? Yes. But let me teach yall some math⦠If 50 people get shorted $0.02, thatās a whole $1.00. If itās $0.04? Walmart makes $2.00. Now imagine how many times that happened today across the world.
Iām not usually a complainer on social media, but this rubbed me the wrong way. My money is MY money. I donāt care if itās only two cents⦠itās my two cents, and Iād like it back.
Thermobaric bombs dropped on Gaza which create temperatures up to 3,000 Celsius and are supposed to be banned under international law were used to vaporise nearly 3,000 Palestinians. Vaporise. We're dealing with world-historical evil
watched all seasons of peaky blinders for the first the time and my favorite thing has got to be them using just about the literal entirety of arctic monkeysā AM, as background music in season 2⦠just like a 14 year old me would have done on tumblr and vine
Netflix limits theaters & weeks so a film can play enough in theaters to qualify for oscars, but slightly less than what contractually would make it a ātheatrical releaseā by union rules
This allows them to avoid paying actors writers & directors higher theatrical residual rates
R.I.P. Arleen Sorkin, the original voice of Harley Quinn. The way Sorkin was able to combine twisted loopiness with a hint of sympathetic sadness is key to what made the character work so well.