Blackbody radiation starts emitting around 500 C... this is something else I think. In the interest of science though, why don't we experiment? Let's heat Elon Musk to 500 C and see what color he glows?

[–] context@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Blackbody radiation starts emitting around 500 C...

blackbody radiation starts emitting visible light around 500 celsius. cooler objects emit at longer wavelengths.

[–] decaptcha@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

good point, thx. maybe we should run the experiment anyway just to be sure

[–] context@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

stalin-approval

[–] Koolio@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Living things emitting Infrared radiation? Never heard of it.

Though I want to say singlet oxygen reactions let off light in the red part of the spectrum.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No, because the control was a non-living body at the same temperature, and blackbody radiation is a function of temperature alone.

The results revealed that despite both groups having the same body temperature of 37°C, the live mice showed robust emissions, whereas the UPE from the euthanized mice was nearly extinguished.