reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWhy don't we use mirrors to bring light into buildings more?message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up144
arrow-up144message-squareWhy don't we use mirrors to bring light into buildings more?reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoI have never seen fiber optic sky light extenders in real life
minus-squaresunbeam60@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoLight extenders are fairly common in the UK - not fibre optic, but basically they look like if silvery tubes connected to a glass dome on the roof. Fairly common when a house extension leave a hall without a window.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThey work on the principle of total internal reflection. Same as a fiber optic cable. But they eventually leak so cheap LEDs it is.
I have never seen fiber optic sky light extenders in real life
Light extenders are fairly common in the UK - not fibre optic, but basically they look like if silvery tubes connected to a glass dome on the roof. Fairly common when a house extension leave a hall without a window.
They work on the principle of total internal reflection. Same as a fiber optic cable.
But they eventually leak so cheap LEDs it is.
interesting