Those of you who read my previous post "You're Hideous and Sexy" are already aware that light is made of particles. Those particles are referred to as photons. Photons have no mass (although i recently heard that this might no longer be true) and are small packets of pure energy. Now when most people think of light they generally think only of visible light (red to violet). Surely its only this light that has experiences this odd wave-particle duality? No of course not, what kind of blog would that be? The entire electromagnetic spectrum from infrared to radio waves to Ultraviolet waves to gamma rays, etc not only all experience this odd dual form but are all composed from the same Photons! not really all that shocking and yet...the only thing that makes these things different therefore are not the material they're formed from but their frequency and wavelength. Its like if you changed the frequency at which you were doing something and all of a sudden you became something completely different (from a mild mannered reporter to the one and only Superman! (Wonder Woman is cooler))
Some of you are still disappointed. Get back to the parallel universes you exclaim. (Feeling thirsty? ) But wait! There's more!
...You and I and everyone else you know emit light....
does your face currently look like this ? --------------------> >:(
good.
First let me just clarify that I dont mean we reflect light. Of course we do, otherwise all humans would be invisible. (listen up Department of Defense, there's a new way for you to camouflage planes or people or whatnot)
We emit light.
If you go and stand in a perfectly dark, light-tight room, while being filmed by an ultra sensitive camera and then watch that film.. You'll die in seven days. No! Oops, wrong movie. No, you'll see your body glowing. Interestingly enough your face will be glowing the brightest and your entire body will dim or brighten with your "metabolic rhythms"
need more? GLOW .Below you can see the findings for yourself.
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