← Back to context Comment by card_zero 3 months ago Potentially as much as none, because it's UV that does the damage? 3 comments card_zero Reply consp 3 months ago At some point it pretty much becomes a microwave. Radiation get absorbed and turned into heat. On a small scale not very helpful or harmful. On a larger scale nice to heat your food with but not your head. nimih 3 months ago You'd have to be moving pretty fast to red-shift IR radiation into microwaves, I think. thih9 3 months ago I guess IR can be harmful (IR lasers, military grade IR LEDs). But yes, likely not the consumer grade IR LED.
consp 3 months ago At some point it pretty much becomes a microwave. Radiation get absorbed and turned into heat. On a small scale not very helpful or harmful. On a larger scale nice to heat your food with but not your head. nimih 3 months ago You'd have to be moving pretty fast to red-shift IR radiation into microwaves, I think.
nimih 3 months ago You'd have to be moving pretty fast to red-shift IR radiation into microwaves, I think.
thih9 3 months ago I guess IR can be harmful (IR lasers, military grade IR LEDs). But yes, likely not the consumer grade IR LED.
At some point it pretty much becomes a microwave. Radiation get absorbed and turned into heat. On a small scale not very helpful or harmful. On a larger scale nice to heat your food with but not your head.
You'd have to be moving pretty fast to red-shift IR radiation into microwaves, I think.
I guess IR can be harmful (IR lasers, military grade IR LEDs). But yes, likely not the consumer grade IR LED.