Living beings emit a faint light that extinguishes upon death, according to a new study : science

[–] semioticbreakdown@hexbear.net 30 points 3 months ago

oh yeah, we're gonna get some good woo mileage out of this one

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 20 points 3 months ago

well then, science, how do you explain this?

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago

Luminous beings are we!

[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago

srry bro thats just all the RGB lighting i had installed in my gaming spleen

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

If only I could be so grossly incandescent

[+] Rey_McSriff@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] edge@hexbear.net 26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's just inefficiencies in your cells' processing of energy being released as light.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, isn't it basically blackbody radiation? We're warm so we glow

[–] decaptcha@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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 3 months 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 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] context@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

stalin-approval

[–] Koolio@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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.

[–] Rey_McSriff@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

My cells are pretty efficient, I think it's safe to say it's my soul glowing

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

spoopy

[–] NewOldGuard@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

Is this actually a new finding? I’ve heard this as a fun fact probably ~15 years ago

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

"If we can light up a gymnasium, we can light up a nation." - 1st Dronelord Mayo Pete, "Kinsey Report 2B∆: Deathlight's Harvest, Solving Populism"

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

Gwisin confirmed

[–] Banned@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

Removed by mod

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