Most of us have had travelled in an airplane sometime and must have experienced that the airplane lights are turned off during some situations. These situations most probably are the takeoffs and landings but these situations can also be aircraft part failures.The reason is something known as "Dark Adaptation".The normal human eye requires about 20-30 minutes to adapt properly to the new surroundings. This time may vary acoording to the intensity of light in the previous situation. So in case of an emergency our eyes have already adapted to the surroundings and we can act immediately.

Why are airplane lights turned off sometimes?

Bhavya Vira on Sep 02

In the past decade, there have been many cyclones emerging in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. With the most recent one being 'Cyclone Tauktae'.But have you ever wondered that how are the cyclones named?The answer is - The cyclones are named by the countries of south of Asia. The names are already given by the countries beforehand.In 2000 a group of nations wad formed to name the cyclones. This group includes Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Oman, Thailand, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.The next cyclone will be called 'Cyclone Yaas' by Oman.

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