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> Even using infrared, would it interfere with things like baby monitors in night mode?

If you're referring to the infrared LEDs that illuminate the baby, their light is not polarized, while light used for communication is, so a polarizing filter in the receiver can filter out such noise.



Baby monitors with night vision usually have a small set of tiny infrared lights so that they can see. Adding additional infrared to the room will help the monitor to see better.


Given how they are calibrated I don't think so.... More likely the image would be getting constantly washed out, right?


Depending on how fast the extra IR light is pulsing, it might end up looking like your baby is sleeping through a rave - which would be entertaining enough to be passed off as a feature rather than a bug.


"Between 3-30 hertz (flashes per second) are the common rates to trigger seizures but this varies from person to person. While some people are sensitive at frequencies up to 60 hertz, sensitivity under 3 hertz is not common"

https://epilepsysociety.org.uk/about-epilepsy/epileptic-seiz...

This came immediately to mind which when comorbid with infrared sensitivity is likely to trigger people without any apparent cause to third party observers....

People forget that the average human barely see jack sht compared to the remarkable exceptions of our species, let alone that such exceptions often have disabling/uncommon conditions comorbid with thier remarkable capabilities.


It's likely going to be super fast.




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