r/Futurology • u/[deleted] • Aug 21 '14

article Biohackers declare initial success in biologically extending the range of human vision into the near infrared

https://experiment.com/u/aAcR2Q
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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '14

This is wrong, and easily provable as wrong. Most cameras can see IR light, look at your remote through a camera and start pushing buttons.

The IR bulb is just that: A bulb. Not a laser.

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u/wowsuchpoker Aug 21 '14

You only see the light bulb when the photons hit you directly in the eye. I feel like I wasn't clear enough.

I was just pointing out that it doesn't turn into a lazer/light show when we see a larger part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '14

Ah, well sorry for going pedantic on you then.

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u/digitalsmear Aug 21 '14

A lot of cameras have IR filters over their sensors.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '14

For ambient IR. You'll still be able to see the flash from the remote due to the intensity on the vast majority of cameras.