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tdeckyesterday at 11:00 AM4 repliesview on HN

They're clearly a ceremonial artifact, and their reflective surface is used to perform some religious ritual or other, probably related to the sun.


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jareklupinskiyesterday at 11:20 AM

21st century humans had notoriously poor light receptors, so they used these "smart" devices to reflect more sun into their eyes in order to see while hunched over

fanatic2popeyesterday at 12:35 PM

Watching cat videos feels a lot like that.

evilducktoday at 12:37 AM

They indeed were used as part of a mating ritual.

hnthrow0287345yesterday at 12:00 PM

"They clearly stare into the black void to make themselves feel better!"