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AidosKynee9 karma

That isn't entirely correct. IR photons have less energy than visible photons. The reason heat lamps are infrared is to let them produce easily absorbed heat without a lot of distracting light that your eyes can see.

The reason "coldblack" works is because the visible range is pretty damn narrow; wavelengths of ~400-700 nm are visible, while ~700-1,000,000 nm is IR.

If you look at an AM 1.5 spectrum of solar power output, you can clearly see that the peak of the output is in the visible, but there's still a lot of IR there. If you do the math (I have a spreadsheet up to only 4000nm), about 51% of solar power is in the IR, while 42% is visible.

If you look at the Coldblack FAQ, they claim up to 80% of "heat rays" are reflected. If they mean 80% of IR power, that's a pretty significant improvement. If they mean 80% of wavelengths, that means diddly squat. Just the range from 700-1000nm contains 40% of the total IR power, in only 0.03% of the wavelength range.

I know you're not the technical person, but I wouldn't respond to technical questions if you don't really know the answer.

AidosKynee8 karma

Ummm... That's very backwards. Long wavelength would be the IR, not UV.

AidosKynee3 karma

A pharmacy program isn't a grad program; it's a professional program, similar to a law degree or an MD. All graduate degrees require an undergraduate degree first.