Human Bodies Glow in the Dark

@ms1864 (6885)
Bangalore, India
September 13, 2017 12:25am CST
Could we be distantly related to the creatures who glow with the help of bio-luminescence? Well no...not exactly. Their glow is different from ours. Apparently we emit photons, on a regular interval, everyday. This bio-photon emission is believed to be a by-product of biochemical reactions in which excited molecules are emitted from an active oxygen species. The intensity of the light which we glow is 1/1000 times weaker than what we can view with our naked eyes. So we can continue to glow everyday but can't really see it without the help of technology. Happy Glowing!
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139976)
• Roseburg, Oregon
13 Sep 17
You just told me something that I did not know. Interesting.
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vanny
@vandana7 (100616)
• India
13 Sep 17
I kinda suspected it.
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Manisha
@ms1864 (6885)
• Bangalore, India
19 Sep 17
my pleasure
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vanny
@vandana7 (100616)
• India
13 Sep 17
I knew it...I saw Terminator and Predator movies..in that they showed such a thing. I believe we all emit lights of varying intensities and luminosity.
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Manisha
@ms1864 (6885)
• Bangalore, India
19 Sep 17
yeah. its fun that we totally do.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137636)
• United States
2 Dec 17
Either I've misunderstood something or you have, Manisha. It is my understanding that everything in the universe emits photons. The amount of light the photons give off is related to how hot the object (or person) is. The hotter the object, the higher the energy making up that photon is. Even ice cubes emit photons. (Those photons are even dimmer than the photons humans emit.)
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Balkar Singh
@balkarsingh (66)
• Jaipur, India
13 Sep 17
Thanks for increasing science knowledge.
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Manisha
@ms1864 (6885)
• Bangalore, India
19 Sep 17
welcome.
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