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Deck prism (en.wikipedia.org)
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[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

For centuries, sailing ships used deck prisms to provide a safe source of natural sunlight to illuminate areas below decks. Before electricity, light below a vessel's deck was provided by candles, oil and kerosene lamps—all dangerous aboard a wooden ship. The deck prism laid flush into the deck, the glass prism refracted and dispersed natural light into the space below from a small deck opening without weakening the planks or becoming a fire hazard.

[-] __nobodynowhere@startrek.website 5 points 2 weeks ago
[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Very cool. Never heard of this before.

[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

I wish the article had a picture of one in use

[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thats cool as hell, thanks for sharing, I really liked this one

this post was submitted on 28 Dec 2024
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