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sigcurious · August 5, 2012, 08:24 PM

Interesting concept, at first I thought it ment literally a strobe light, like little LEDs. Which would pretty much work against the physiology of eyes.

My guess is that the theory behind it is that by interrupting a person's vision, it forces the brain to attempt to process what they do see faster. Nike and similar companies do dump huge amounts of money in to sports RD (example)

So there may be some hard science behind it. Or it could just be a way to get people to shell out their money.

August 5, 2012, 08:24 PM	#3
sigcurious Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2011 Posts: 1,755	Interesting concept, at first I thought it ment literally a strobe light, like little LEDs. Which would pretty much work against the physiology of eyes. My guess is that the theory behind it is that by interrupting a person's vision, it forces the brain to attempt to process what they do see faster. Nike and similar companies do dump huge amounts of money in to sports RD (example) So there may be some hard science behind it. Or it could just be a way to get people to shell out their money.