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jhyukkang
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n°1805006
03-27-2008 at 02:17:53 AM

i just got a question. i have 2 12inch UV cold cathode in my case,  
you know those sun creams, with Uv filtering?, does that cold cathode affects skin or anything to your body?

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n°1805009
03-27-2008 at 02:30:27 AM

jhyukkang wrote :

i just got a question. i have 2 12inch UV cold cathode in my case,
you know those sun creams, with Uv filtering?, does that cold cathode affects skin or anything to your body?

 


Lol, interesting question. If it's actual UV, wouldn't it sterilize bacteria and be good? :na:

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n°1805019
03-27-2008 at 02:48:15 AM

^ Exactly my question. Personally I wouldn't worry about it.


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n°1805021
03-27-2008 at 03:04:54 AM

^ Personally, I wouldn't have wasted my money on it.

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n°1805022
03-27-2008 at 03:08:32 AM

croc wrote :

^ Personally, I wouldn't have wasted my money on it.

 


Meh, those fancy lights aren't uv, you can't see uv... :p

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n°1805027
03-27-2008 at 03:26:08 AM

^ True (its black light,Duh!). but if you have UV reactive case, cables,etc it looks pretty cool.

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n°1805035
03-27-2008 at 03:39:06 AM

All UV effects the dermis, the wavelength and exposure duration are the determining factors regarding it's danger.
UV also effects vision, the above applies to this too.

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n°1805036
03-27-2008 at 03:47:39 AM

croc wrote :

^ Personally, I wouldn't have wasted my money on it.

agreed

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n°1805037
03-27-2008 at 03:48:05 AM

bobbknight wrote :

All UV effects the dermis, the wavelength and exposure duration are the determining factors regarding it's danger.
UV also effects vision, the above applies to this too.

 


Well, it's UV, gives you cancer. :D

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n°1805039
03-27-2008 at 03:55:33 AM

i bought it because to make my case look cool, my gpu cooler reacts with it,  
it is like purple
does it really gives you skin cancer?


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n°1805379
03-27-2008 at 11:54:24 PM

dagger wrote :

Well, it's UV, gives you cancer. :D


 
 
awh and it didn't even ask for anything in return?
 
Personally they damage my eyes because i have light sensitive eyes :) but that's a personally thing. Worst thing it can do is annoy you from the light.

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n°1805394
03-28-2008 at 12:26:16 AM

nah, you'll just get a nice tan. :P

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n°1805403
03-28-2008 at 12:46:34 AM

Well, the UV from sunlight gives you cancer. So, are you gonna press your face to that side window to catch the shine? :na:

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n°1805406
03-28-2008 at 01:03:07 AM

Shadow703793 wrote :

^ True (its black light,Duh!). but if you have UV reactive case, cables,etc it looks pretty cool.


Blacklight contains high frequency visible light (violet, hence the colour), as well as UVA and near-ultraviolet (NUV) light, both of which are practically harmless since the photons don't carry enough energy to really smash your DNA.


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n°1805408
03-28-2008 at 01:06:00 AM

Ahh, 12th grade physics eh, randomizer?
 
In short, 12V (Used to power the UV cathode...right?) is not enough to cause any damaging effects on you.


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n°1805409
03-28-2008 at 01:13:37 AM

12th grade physics FTW!


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n°1805413
03-28-2008 at 01:26:04 AM

You might as well be worrying about the alpha radiation emitting from your smoke detector!

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n°1805415
03-28-2008 at 01:28:56 AM

It's the 1337 vibe emitting from this geek forum and whatnot... :p

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n°1805416
03-28-2008 at 01:29:12 AM

jeez, everyone is gonna sit inside playing games and they'll still have a tan.  

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n°1805422
03-28-2008 at 01:40:04 AM

paranoidmage wrote :

jeez, everyone is gonna sit inside playing games and they'll still have a tan.

 


Tan? It'll make you glow bluish-purple. :na:

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n°1805431
03-28-2008 at 02:10:47 AM

skittle wrote :

You might as well be worrying about the alpha radiation emitting from your smoke detector!


I am!  :o


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