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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. obligatory by bigredradio · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You keep using that word "visible". I do not think it means what you think it mean.

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  2. Yoda was right by KE1LR · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Luminous beings we are, not this crude matter" -- Yoda

  3. Bad Headline/Pedantic by Gabrill · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Faint radiation in the visible spectrum does not equal humanly visible. Headline should read: People Emit Visible-spectrum Radiation.

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  4. Yoda was right, of course... by Kintalis · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter!

  5. Luminous beings are we by DJCouchyCouch · · Score: 0, Redundant

    not this crude matter!