| Title: | Psychic Phenomena | 
| Notice: | Please read note 1.0-1.* before writing | 
| Moderator: | JARETH::PAINTER | 
| Created: | Wed Jan 22 1986 | 
| Last Modified: | Tue May 27 1997 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 2143 | 
| Total number of notes: | 41773 | 
    I don't think that this is paranormal, but has to do with perception.
    I've noticed that when looking at a red light in a dark room, such
    as a digital clock with red LEDs, I see deep violet lines extending
    in various directions.  Some of them curve back to the red light,
    forming a loop.  If I move my eyes, these violet lines shift position.
    I've been aware of this for years but never asked anyone before.
    Has anyone else seen this before?  If so, does anyone know what
    the effect is?
    
    		Dave
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| 104.1 | Possible Medical Explanations | PEN::KALLIS | Mon Apr 07 1986 16:46 | 10 | |
|     There could be several nonpasranormal answewrs to this.
    
    One very important one, however.  Sit in a dark room with a single
    point-source white light.  Look at it first with one eye, then the
    other.  Then both.  If you see a raimbow haol around them, have
    your eyes checked _right away_.  It might be the early-warning sign
    of glaucoma (which can be treated).
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
    
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| 104.2 | You can try it yourself | HUDSON::STANLEY | ASTRAl projectionist | Wed Apr 09 1986 09:47 | 9 | 
|     It doesn't seem as if anyone else has noticed the visual phenomena
    that I mentioned in .0  I have pointed it out to friends of mine
    and they have been able to see it.  If you have a digital clock
    with red LEDs, or something that has a red LED on it, take a look
    at it in a very dark room.  I've found that the darker the room
    is the more pronounced the effect is.  I'm interested to see what
    other people in this conference see.
    
    		Dave
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