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  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
    41·
    9 months ago

    Would a stronger or different wavelength light work better on melanin-rich skin?

    Has the industry done any research on how to make it work better?

    Or is it like crash tests that don’t even bother having a dummy which represents a woman? “If I don’t have any data, I don’t need to spend money on improving my product”?

    • flooppoolf@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 months ago

      1. Not sure, not a physicist all we get told as students is that it might have a less reliable effect on darker skin tones.

      2. Not sure.

      3. They know it won’t work as well because we also happen to know.