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People Emit Visible Light

Posted by timothy on from the lots-of-girls-I-know-glow-visibly dept.

An Anonymous Reader writes "The human body literally glows, emitting a visible light in extremely small quantities at levels that rise and fall with the day, scientists now reveal. Japanese researchers have shown that the body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels to which our naked eyes are sensitive. In fact, virtually all living creatures emit very weak light, which is thought to be a byproduct of biochemical reactions involving free radicals."

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  1. Michael Stipe was right! by scubamage · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, I guess we really are all "Shiny Happy People!" I suppose next we should begin holding hands.

  2. Master Yoda called this... by Casharelle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Master Yoda called this back in The Empire Strikes Back: "Luminous beings are we...not this crude matter!"

  3. As I always suspected by Bemopolis · · Score: 5, Funny

    People are visible, but they aren't all that bright.

    --
    "I guess the moral of the story is, don't paint your airship with rocket fuel." -- Addison Bain
  4. Re:Your missing the point by killthepoor187 · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://xkcd.com/566/

  5. Re:Establish in 2005 by schon · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was re-discovered in the 70s by a German physicist named Fritz-Albert Popp

    Soo.. you're trying to tell us that this is just some sort of Popp-physiology?

    /me ducks

  6. Re:Biblical? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What does color have to do with this?

    Well if you're black, this means you're probably going to be more popular at raves.