| From: | "Richard Pieri/Stainless Steel Rat" |
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| Subject: | Re: cyberoptics |
| Date: | Wed, 21 Oct 92 21:59:30 EDT |
>>>>> <WNEUMANN%ALBION.bitnet@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl> writes:
WN> I see no reason why the reciepient of cyberoptics should have to
WN> choose from normal vision to IR vision. After all, does one need
WN> to choose between seeing red and blue in the "visible" spectrum?
WN> But perhaps there is a logical flaw in my argument that I am
WN> overlooking....
Since the human brain is geared to seing red/green/blue, ir/uv and
thermographic cyberoptics translate the appropriate light/energy into
a red/green/blue image, and feeds it into the brain. Now, if your
cyberoptics are translating heat patterns into something that your
brain can understand, then "visible" light would be confusing: "][s
that bright area a hot-spot or just a table lamp?"
][t is reasonable for a metahuman to get cyberoptics that duplicate
his original eyes (UV/lowlight for elves, thermo for dwarfs, etc.)
custom made that would work like the original, but they'd probably be
more expensive (25%-50% more).
--Rat
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