xenon

I can't stand cars that have xenon lights, and I was glad to see their numbers start to decline in the last couple years.

My car also self-levels its xenon lights, and they are never at the other drivers' level. I never see anyone being bothered by them at all.

I have a VW with xenon projectors and the self-leveling feature should ensure this doesn't happen, but occasionally people do flash me. I assume their eyes are dilated from the weed.

A sensor at the top of the frame detects when a flash is fired, which in turn instantly triggers two xenon flashes built into the sides. The powerful flash will turn your license plate into a rectangle of blown-out highlights."

GMC/Chevy SUVs and Pickups seem to be the worst offenders - they've got the xenon lights, but they're just a drop in replacement for the standard headlamps, so they shine straight out in front.

The fuel rods are complicated because they have to withstand a thousand-degree temperature gradient, and the fuel pellets are prone to cracking from the production of xenon gas. Xenon and other reaction products prevent the use of more than one percent or so of the energy potential of the nuclear fuel, another reason the rods are frequently replaced, and the reason we have so much nasty nuclear waste.