Love that this suggests that for vampires, it's all in their head
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However, it doesn't reflect everything. Maybe it's a particular part of sunlight that impacts vampires, one that gets absorbed by the Moon's surface.
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What if vampires' non-reaction to mirrors is why reflected sunlight does not bother them?
If we can figure out the magic wavelength, we could take out vampires with flashlights.
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This is funny, but I think stereotypical vampire lore still stands. I think it's only direct sunlight that is an issue. If a vampire stands in a room with an open window, but off to the side, they're generally considered fine. If light reflected off a wall is ok then why is the moon not?
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I love how this implies that sunlight only hurts vampires if they know that sunlight is supposed to hurt them
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My theory is that vampires can only handle sunlight in small doses, not when the sun is directly shining on the Earth.
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Why are nights cooler if reflected sunlight is just sunlight?
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But mirrored light does not affect vampires?
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also, from what I can find, it looks like the moon only reflects 1-3% of UV light back
Did this really happen?
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Nerds saving lives, one vampire factoid at a time.
count Dracula wasn't destroyed by sunlight, he just had weaker magical powers. during the day he could only change form at dawn, noon, and dusk, although he maintained that power throughout the entire night.
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I always head-canon that sunlight reflected off of moon rocks has some property that makes it not dangerous for vampires, sucks out the hamon or something.
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