The person who discovered the blue l e d got a nobell prize for that, because the moment that got discovered, it blew open the entire lighting industry. But always remember, only black light an make your dorm room look cool. Just to be clear, black light is an ultra violet light. It's just kicking into the red, orgella, green, blue, violet part of the spectrum. And so doyou, the empire state building is lit by these things and its variant, the intensity of the color, is very real, and it's very in them in the moment.
Where does the Earth end? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the Karman Line, LED light bulbs, banking turns and other things you thought you knew!
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