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He's not wrong. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by MattW03@lemmy.ca to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] noride@lemm.ee 177 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They also emit real photons. 🤯

[–] YoFrodo@lemmy.world 44 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yep, virtual lights work the same as real lights

[–] flames5123@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If they’re not looked at, they don’t consume as much electricity. So there’s that difference.

[–] IonAddis@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

If you have your back to them, they don't emit light either!

Edit: Well, reflections, for you with the FANCY GPUs...

[–] flames5123@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Exactly what I thought while I was commenting that. The reflections are what made me rewrite it 😅

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

That depends on how the game does reflections. In some games they have a mirrored room with an identical but different light for the reflection.

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago

The problem with those virtual lamps is that when you look away, the light turns off but the heat doesn't.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Virtual lights are real lights...

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nah, fuck that. Buys e-ink monitor

[–] Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They would still emit real photons, just reflected ones.

[–] cholesterol@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Strictly speaking, reflected light isn't 'emitted'. A mirror isn't an emitter of light either.

[–] Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Photons get absorbed and then re-emitted. I'd argue that counts as emission as it's one part of the reflection process.

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

https://imgur.com/gallery/gRk1uZm