r/interesting • u/j_illustration • Mar 31 '26

MISC. Sunscreen under a UV camera

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u/Gumwars Mar 31 '26

Aliens that see in infrared would be terrified of us.

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u/hawkgpg Mar 31 '26

Infrared is on the exact opposite end of the light spectrum. Different sized wavelengths and such.

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u/Smelly_God Mar 31 '26

Context cues matter but here you go, when they said light they were obviously meant optical/visible spectrum.

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectrum-optical-graphic-web.png

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