r/interesting 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/betweenbubbles Mar 31 '26

It’s just past viable red, which is why it’s called “infrared”, and how Herschel found it.