Re: (meteorobs) Aids for night vision?

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Aids for night vision?
• From: <marco.langbroek@wanadoodot nl>
• Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 09:54:18 +00100 (MET)
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Quoting Rob McNaught <rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au>:


> an extract from Deadly Nightshade, belladonna (beautiful lady) was long used
> as an eye drop, not for better night vision, but to enlarge the pupil and
> increase the appearance of beauty.  The pupil enlarges with interpersonal
> attraction and sexual arousal, and it is well defined that people with
> artificially enlarged pupils are seen as more attractive.  This also applies
> to advertisments where pupil size is enlarged to produce a more positive
> reaction by viewers.
> 
> I'm not suggesting anyone try this!

Indeed, don't do! One of the longer term side effects of using Belladona is 
developing blindness and other vision problems.

- Marco

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