You're Full of Shit Humble Narcissist!

[chaos]

They wouldn't beat me and that's a fact, no evil spirit can do that to me in any realm.

Why does it have to be evil?

[NaturalWonder83]

To clarify, I shifted my bed from one wall to the wall next to it, and I also rotated 90 degrees as the bed is a square there was no need to rotate the bed. So in conclusion, I did not only rotate 90 degrees, I also moved my coordinates.

Also worth noting that (entiterly due to space restrictions) my new position now was my feet facing the door ans the bed frame is so close to the door that the door can only open 45 degrees. This means that there is no straight line entry possible and its likely to confuse intrudors and wake me up if they were to barge in forcefully

That's a good idea. I have traps set up at night when I go to bed. Such as shovels against my door, insect/rodent glue boards along my stairs/hallways, battery powered wedge door alarms, and ice melt bucket in front of the door. I also keep pepper spray by my bed. But I never thought about the placement of the bed. Very smart.

[unwieldy]

That's a good idea. I have traps set up at night when I go to bed. Such as shovels against my door, insect/rodent glue boards along my stairs/hallways, battery powered wedge door alarms, and ice melt bucket in front of the door. I also keep pepper spray by my bed. But I never thought about the placement of the bed. Very smart.

It means that if you dont know, you are likely open de door too far and ruin somewhat the element of surprise as it will bang into the bed. I considered starting to lock my bedroom which I don't do at the moment, but that could be a bad idea as well in some respects as it would mean my wife can't easily enter which could also be good but it could also be bad. Many complications arise in the realm of security when you are married. They could kill you in your sleep and sometimes this actually happens. I like to think that I should be locking the door for this reason.

[LurkerNoMore]

Working at lighthouses used to be a form of punishment.  Like the person pissed you off for whatever reason and you couldn't kill him outright.  So it was off and exiled to an isolated duty that could break you mentally (and physically).  Later when people started getting paid for the job, a few more perks were thrown in.  Like rotating duties and such.   There is one off the coast in the Mediterranean (I can't think of the name).  It is a small plot of land (approx 4 acres) on top of a cliff, surrounded by water.  There is no way to safely leave other than by air.  It is a prized employment opportunity.  It is a four year stint that you share with another person.  6 months on, 6 months off.  All supplies have to be delivered by helicopter.  Once a week.  Unless an emergency.  You make out a list what you need/want (food, medicine, recreation material, etc.) and tender it to the arriving crew.  One week later when they return, they bring whatever.  (You hope) and pick up your new list. 

Some people would think this is their dream job (and life).  I am sure with the internet and all it is much easier than in the past.

[rick doot]

That's a good idea. I have traps set up at night when I go to bed. Such as shovels against my door, insect/rodent glue boards along my stairs/hallways, battery powered wedge door alarms, and ice melt bucket in front of the door. I also keep pepper spray by my bed. But I never thought about the placement of the bed. Very smart.

Are you one of the Goonies?

[BigRo]

Why does it have to be evil?

Well it seems from NaturalWonders accounts that the people who manned the lighthouses were driven to suicide. No benevolent force would suggest such things.

[chaos]

Well it seems from NaturalWonders accounts that the people who manned the lighthouses were driven to suicide. No benevolent force would suggest such things.

Possible misunderstanding due to the negative reputation that spirits receive.

[NaturalWonder83]

Possible misunderstanding due to the negative reputation that spirits receive.

I feel there are good spirits, but also dark spirits that prey on people when they are at a low point. Do you believe in demons at all?

[BigRo]

Possible misunderstanding due to the negative reputation that spirits receive.

If something creates a negative reputation by itself then it earns it.

[BigRo]

I feel there are good spirits, but also dark spirits that prey on people when they are at a low point. Do you believe in demons at all?

I have driven away demons in the astral realms.

[Grape Ape]

I'm pretty busy right now, so can anyone summarize if I need to be concerned with Lighthouses and/or spirits at the moment, or can I leave this to you guys?

[BigRo]

I'm pretty busy right now, so can anyone summarize if I need to be concerned with Lighthouses and/or spirits at the moment, or can I leave this to you guys?

No need for concern.

[Grape Ape]

No need for concern.

Appreciate it.

If anything changes or you need help, I'm here, but focusing on other stuff right now.

[Les Grossman]

It's sea and lighthouses, btw. You're welcome!

“Lighthouse” is one word because English treats it as a closed compound noun.

Originally, it was two words: light house (a house that holds a light). Over time, as the object became a single, well-defined concept, the words fused into one. This is very common in English.

The vertical distance between two objects 200 miles apart is about 5 miles (27,000 feet) due to the curvature of the earth.

The sighting distance is approximately the square root of the height of the object X 1.23 miles. So a 100 foot tall lighthouse (square root of 100 = 10) can be seen at most 10 X 1.23 miles or 12.3 miles away.

The Edmund Fitzgerald did not sink due to lighthouses. It sunk, then split in two pieces due to 30 foot waves in a historically bad storm.

OP should get a one week “band” for starting a whiny thread.

[Irongrip400]

In 2026, there is zero reason for you to be discussing lighthouses. With all the damage they've caused, it's actually downright offensive and not appropriate.

Yes, you are correct that it's one word.

Simply put, lighthouses are soon to be forgotten relics of the past.

People always think that lighthouses were safety buildings and protected the ships at night. That may have been their original purpose.

Unfortunately, much like highway billboards, lighthouses were found to be responsible for the majority of ship wrecks due to their tendency of distracting ship captains.

Look at the numbers. Lighthouses caused many fatal ship wrecks. There is even discussion regarding the Edmond Fitzgerald and the role lighthouses played in that tragedy.

Being a lighthouse keeper was a doomed and dismal job. Movies make it seem like the opposite. Everyone always pictures the peaceful bearded lighthouse keeper wearing a cap and eating stews. But most of them were nasty, deviant, odd, and hermit like anti-social people. Lighthouses were also notoriously haunted with malevolent spirits that tormented the lighthouse keepers. That is why most lighthouse keepers committed suicide and became sickly.

Time to wake up and rightfully move past lighthouses and take advantage of all that the modern nautical world offers.

Not sure if serious…

[Griffith]

I have driven away demons in the astral realms.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

I have driven away demons in the astral realms.

Those were actually drunken schmoes in Derry.

[chaos]

Appreciate it.

If anything changes or you need help, I'm here, but focusing on other stuff right now.

Exorcising the demons from funk51 is fruitless

[NaturalWonder83]

The vertical distance between two objects 200 miles apart is about 5 miles (27,000 feet) due to the curvature of the earth.

The sighting distance is approximately the square root of the height of the object X 1.23 miles. So a 100 foot tall lighthouse (square root of 100 = 10) can be seen at most 10 X 1.23 miles or 12.3 miles away.

The Edmund Fitzgerald did not sink due to lighthouses. It sunk, then split in two pieces due to 30 foot waves in a historically bad storm.

OP should get a one week “band” for starting a whiny thread.

No. The lighthouses of Lake Superior and The Caribou Island, Split Rock, and Whitefish Point lighthouses are absolutely a part of the tragedy and legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

[Grape Ape]

Exorcising the demons from funk51 is fruitless

That takes very little time and focus to do though.

[wes]

I have driven away demons in the astral realms.

[obsidian]

wow, all that over a typo

Obsessed much?

haha. No, I was calling him out on his claim that lighthouses can be seen 200 miles out at sea. That's a lie. Show me a lighthouse that's visible that far away with a telescope.

You’d need on the order of ~26,000 ft (about 5 miles up) for an object to be visible from 200 miles away to an observer near sea level.

Standard atmospheric refraction effectively makes Earth’s radius slightly larger, typically extending horizon distance by about 8%. That helps, but not enough to drastically change the result:

30,000 ft case:
~216 miles × 1.08 ≈ ~233 miles

So at 30,000 ft, a distant object could just barely be visible at 200 miles under ideal conditions, but anything significantly lower would still be hidden by Earth’s curvature.

I double checked these values in AutoCAD.

[obsidian]

The vertical distance between two objects 200 miles apart is about 5 miles (27,000 feet) due to the curvature of the earth.

The sighting distance is approximately the square root of the height of the object X 1.23 miles. So a 100 foot tall lighthouse (square root of 100 = 10) can be seen at most 10 X 1.23 miles or 12.3 miles away.

The Edmund Fitzgerald did not sink due to lighthouses. It sunk, then split in two pieces due to 30 foot waves in a historically bad storm.

OP should get a one week “band” for starting a whiny thread.

Your calcs are correct. I double checked in AutoCAD.

Actual visibility can be a bit more or less than this because refraction varies with temperature gradients (mirage/looming), and haze/contrast can limit what you can resolve even when geometry allows it.

[obsidian]

Fruity spelling bee of peace

The post was more about his claim that lighthouses can be seen from 200 miles away. That's pure BS. The lighthouse would need to be more than 5 miles tall if you're viewing 5-10' above sea level with a telescope. You won't be able to see it with the naked eye either. The greatest light range for a lighthouse is 51 nautical miles.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/69033-greatest-ranged-lighthouse

[obsidian]

Cool AI vid of Arnold, Obsidian.

Thanks!  I did another one with his side chest pose but his mouth position looked out of character.