Why do things fade in the sun?
#081 RebroadcastThe sun. It's nice, it's warm, it helps things grow, it helps us see, it helps us exist in the first place. But it's also a massive burning molten ball of radiation and ultraviolet rays. So how does our mysterious yellow friend fade the poor items we leave outside? Let's find out. Don't hurt us, yellow friend.References from this episodehttps://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/why-does-ultraviolet-light-cause-color-to-fade/https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/photodegradationhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4320144/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1011134404000375?via%3DihubThanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Check out our website at chemforyourlife.comWatch our episodes on YouTubeFind us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife.Want to start your own podcast? Use Transistor and you'll have the best podcast platform available. We use it and we are totally in love with it.
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Show Notes
#081 Rebroadcast
The sun. It's nice, it's warm, it helps things grow, it helps us see, it helps us exist in the first place. But it's also a massive burning molten ball of radiation and ultraviolet rays. So how does our mysterious yellow friend fade the poor items we leave outside? Let's find out. Don't hurt us, yellow friend.
References from this episode
- https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/why-does-ultraviolet-light-cause-color-to-fade/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/photodegradation
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4320144/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1011134404000375?via%3Dihub
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- Lyn Stubblefield
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