#SpaceJunk that burns up as it plummets to Earth is starting to pollute the #atmosphere with #metals. “It’s becoming more #reflective because there’s more metal in it, which means we’re reflecting more sunlight. So it’s #cooling the planet” https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/02/07/what-is-space-junk

I've played around with using #mylar to create #LightTubes, #prisms and #mirrors and other #reflective surfaces to change or shape light direction and spread, #Fresnell lenses to magnify small amounts of light, etc etc etc.

I've learned lots of interesting things but I am still a LONG way from being hired to light the interior of a #pyramid.

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@Fragarach @ascentale @bikenite #BikeNite A7: I found these two sites offering such #reflectivestickers for rims near or inbetween the spokes, even for rim brakes and small wheel sizes for folding, recumbent and cargo bikes as well as bicycle trailers and strollers: https://www.fiksreflective.com/collections/reflective-bicycle-wheel-stripes and https://www.reflecto.shop/reflective-films/stickers?p=1

Might even try out one of these as I'm unhappy on the Brompton with classic spoke reflectors (only mountable in odd positions) as well as #reflective clip-on spoke tubes.

@ascentale @bikenite #BikeNite A7: Another answer: I assume that mostly stickers with statements, sayings or motives were meant in that question like bumper stickers for cars. But there's another type of bicycle stickers: #reflective ones to enhance passive safety. My favourite online shop for #reflectivestickers is https://reflective.berlin/ in Germany, but there's also https://rydesafe.com/ in the US, https://veloviz.co.uk/ in the UK and https://bookmanvisibility.com/collections/reflective-stickers in Sweden.

@etp @ascentale @pete #BikeNite A6: I currently have these #reflective #shoelaces in two pairs of my #shoes: https://reflective.berlin/collections/anstecker/products/reflektierende-schnursenkel

They're round-ish, available in black and white and both have thin reflective strands woven in, i.e. they don't reflect in all parts, but are reflective from every angle.

I previously had flat orange ones with just a narrow reflective band glued onto only one side. They didn't last long and the reflective part even less longer.