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Living beings emit a faint light that extinguishes upon death, according to a new study (phys.org)
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[–] context@hexbear.net 11 points 5 days 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 5 days ago (1 children)

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