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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?

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[-] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 216 points 8 months ago

Without bothering to read the article, I look forward to sunburning my retinas like im at a crypto rave.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 69 points 8 months ago

To be fair, nobody complained about getting COVID from that event.

[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 24 points 8 months ago

The article does mention the issue of safety and how to address it actually

[-] pearable@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago

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.

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

And bleaching all materials in the room. And slowly destroying anything made of paper or plastic or wood.

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