I used to have it happen relatively often when driving on the highway, especially when I was in a strong negative emotional state. I recall one time I was biking and was really upset about something I can't recall and pulled into a gas station for something and all the pumps crashed (they're electronic). Other things like that have happened from time to time. Of course, it could be coincidences ;)
Jim D. On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think lights that are near death are prone to being influenced by > the presence of people. So yes the light might turn on and off when > you aren't near it, but that doesn't rule out the possibility that you > had some infleunce at other times. > > Harry > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:59 AM, OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson > <orionwo...@charter.net> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > >
