[rescue] Apple WWDC Summary

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On Fri, 27 Jun 2003, Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez wrote:

> > Supposedly, those annoying-ass "racing style" blue headlamps are, too.
> > I gueess the cops would rather spend their time confiscating
> > everything in the possession of someone who smoked a joint once in
> > their life than remove a blinding distraction off the highway.
>
> I believe the blue head lights are not illegal because they are a
> blinding distraction but rather becasue of the wavelenght used, it turns
> out that water (namelly fog or actual rain) can absorb light with that
> spectrum far better than wide spectrum lights, thus you end up with very
> poor visibility.

The ones which are illegal are the ones with the blue *tint*.  The ones
which are legal are the ones with the blue *cast*.

Peace...  Sridhar