I have seen several purple lights on streets and highways and wondered if there was significance. There isn't. The bulb is wearing Out and it's not a government takeover like idiot Conspiracy theorists have been spreading. Today's blog explains what's happening to the lights and tells you about the paranoid Conspiracy theory (those people need serious medication).
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The Dumb Conspiracy Theory: Faulty LED street lights have become so pervasive nationwide that they’ve even fueled conspiracy theories online that they’re part of a series of nefarious government plots.
What Causes the Purple: According to the Massachusetts Dept of Transportation or MassDOT, the defective lights came from an Atlanta-based company called Acuity Brands, whose street lights have been linked to “purpling” incidents in other cities across the country.
The issue, the company said, is the result of a defective phosphor coating in the street light fixtures, which was designed to make the bluish color of the LEDs appear white. Over time, the coating wore off, causing the lights to shine purple instead.
Full article at Boston dot com
https://www.boston.com/news/the-boston-globe/2023/06/02/why-street-lights-purple/
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