Having become a dad for the first time recently, I’ve realized that there are a whole new set of parent related challenges.

In addition to all the standard ones, I caught myself in an unforseen situation.
My son Morris usually goes to bed at 22:15, but doesn’t like to sleep before 23:15. Therefore, I usually lie next to him and get connected with the outside world through my smartphone.
However, as the bedroom gradually gets darker, I found that the smartphone ruined my nightvision. It was therefore almost impossible to see what Morris was up to.

Being inspired by the Mythbuster pirate special in which the myth ”Pirates wore eyepatches to preserve night vision in one eye” was deemed plausible. I immedately came to the following conclusion:

This calls for an experiment!