• @xantoxis
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    712 months ago

    You can shine a flashlight through your entire hand, OP. Light probably reaches most of your interior at least in small amounts.

    • @AdamEatsAss
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      202 months ago

      If you count light outside of the human visible spectrum then it is definitely bright in there.

      • @fubo
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        202 months ago

        Everything is glowing all the time. At human body temperature, you’re glowing mostly in the infrared.

      • @kescusay
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        122 months ago

        If you count light outside of the human visible spectrum, it’s bright pretty much everywhere. Like, getting away from light requires specially constructed facilities.

  • @JeeBaiChow
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    382 months ago

    It’s definitely more than 1 molecule thick. CG people call it sub-surface scattering.

    • @bazus1
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      112 months ago

      Sub-Surface scattering is the whole reason flesh-toned plastic looks so fake.

      • @JeeBaiChow
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        -32 months ago

        Nah, sss is the phenomena they are trying to capture. When we comparing it to reality, i.e. the intended results, it looks fake because they haven’t figured how to model it such that it both looks good and renders in a reasonable amount of time. CG milk looks like crap for the same reason.

  • @[email protected]
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    362 months ago

    Close your eyes and toggle the light switch on and off. Can you see the light? If so, there’s a whole lot more than one molecule.

  • Bizarroland
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    292 months ago

    Human beings are bioluminescent.

    We glow so faintly that we can’t see each other in the dark but we can be picked up in the dark by sensitive enough equipment.

  • @[email protected]
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    212 months ago

    You know what, since I get what you’re trying to say (even though you’re technically wrong) you can have my upvote.

    • @[email protected]
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      And here, right in the middle of the wild internet jungle vastness, we can observe a very interesting, quite uncommon specimen. They are prepared well enough for interactions and don’t seek a vent point for illusory vengeances or endless technicalities on every possible occasion; their skillful bag of tricks contains open mindedness and respectful responses. They can commit their precious energy to this hard process of making the day of the entire herd easier and more positive. Look at them go!

  • @I_Has_A_Hat
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    132 months ago

    It’s amazing how many ways you’re wrong when you spend even a second thinking about it. Why don’t you go back in the shower and let this one simmer a bit more.

  • @sudo42
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    102 months ago

    “Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”

  • @[email protected]
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    102 months ago

    1 molecule thick skin would be pretty see through. You need more than that to block out the light.

  • @[email protected]
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    82 months ago

    Fortunately, vision is based on a “dark current” that requires energy to not see light. (This is supposedly why some people in a near-death experience report seeing a white tunnel effect.)

      • @[email protected]
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        32 months ago

        It’s been that way since long before the dawn of humanity itself, and will be that way long after we ourselves are gone (unless all we leave behind are cockroaches), so don’t sweat it - our understanding is irrelevant to its continued functioning regardless:-).

  • @spittingimage
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    32 months ago

    Put your hand in front of a strong light source and you’ll see red light through some of the skin at least.