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Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere?::Can special lightbulbs end the next pandemic before it starts?
Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere?::Can special lightbulbs end the next pandemic before it starts?
Without bothering to read the article, I look forward to sunburning my retinas like im at a crypto rave.
To be fair, nobody complained about getting COVID from that event.
The article does mention the issue of safety and how to address it actually
Joke aside, looks like they’re using a higher bandwidth of light, 222nm compared to more common 254nm uv for medical uses. It doesn’t penetrate the skin or eyes sufficiently to cause damage.
But will it activate my transitions lenses so I look like a cool guy wearing sunglasses indoors?
And bleaching all materials in the room. And slowly destroying anything made of paper or plastic or wood.