>From Beaty, ...
> If you notice a *single* streelight turn off, it might just be > Anthropic Principle. Meaning, that streetlight is slowly turning on > and off constantly, but you only notice this when you're walking > underneath, and then wrongly ascribe the cause as being your proximity. > Human presence causes the bulb to be noticed, because without nearby > human presence, the bulb isn't noticed. I had never heard of the term sliders, but based on the description given here I used to believe I had slider characteristics. I noticed that certain street lamps I passed, especially when I was driving in my car or walking past them at night would suddenly blink out. After several repeated encounters it seemed very obvious to me that my presence must have been responsible. However, what dissuaded me from a personal belief that I was the cause of the anomaly was the fact that I got curious and began to observe the same lamps more closely. After a more careful extended period of observations I noticed that the same street lamps which I thought my presence was somehow influencing were regularly turning off all on their own regardless of whether I was nearby or not. There was obviously something wrong with the streetlamp. I suspect they were overheating and something like an internal circuit breaker had been tripped. After they cooled down they would turn back on again. The curious anomaly had nothing to do with me. Grant me serenity over the street lamps I am unable to influence. The courage to influence the street lamps that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
