{"id":40619,"date":"2025-01-21T12:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T12:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=40619"},"modified":"2025-01-21T12:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T12:33:57","slug":"infrared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/01\/21\/infrared\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrared"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Infrared-I.mp3\"> Infrared-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Infrared-I.mp4\"> Infrared-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Infrared-II.mp3\"> Infrared-II.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Infrared-II.mp4\"> Infrared-II.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Infrared-intro.mp3\"> Infrared-intro.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nIs it over my head<br \/>\n(Infrared)<br \/>\nLonger than visible<br \/>\n(How&#8217;s that possible)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nAbove absolute zero<br \/>\n(You shine, you shine)<br \/>\nNight vision hero<br \/>\n(You shine, you shine)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nIs it over my head<br \/>\n(Infrared)<br \/>\nLonger than visible<br \/>\n(How&#8217;s that possible)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nSun and fire<br \/>\n(Glowing higher)<br \/>\nLiving being<br \/>\n(Without seeing)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nRemote control<br \/>\n(You shine, you shine)<br \/>\nSignal your role<br \/>\n(You shine, you shine)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nIs it over my head<br \/>\n(Infrared)<br \/>\nLonger than visible<br \/>\n(How&#8217;s that possible)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nSun and fire<br \/>\n(Glowing higher)<br \/>\nLiving being<br \/>\n(Without seeing)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nIs it over my head<br \/>\n(Infrared)<br \/>\nLonger than visible<br \/>\n(How&#8217;s that possible)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve heard it said<br \/>\n(Infrared)<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<br \/>\n<strong>Infrared (IR)<\/strong> is a type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves. It falls within the <strong>electromagnetic spectrum<\/strong> just beyond the red end of visible light, typically in the range of <strong>700 nanometers (nm) to 1 millimeter (mm)<\/strong> in wavelength, corresponding to frequencies from about <strong>300 gigahertz (GHz) to 430 terahertz (THz)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key Characteristics of Infrared:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Wavelength Range:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Near-infrared (NIR): 700 nm \u2013 1.4 \u00b5m (closest to visible light)<\/li>\n<li>Mid-infrared (MIR): 1.4 \u00b5m \u2013 3 \u00b5m<\/li>\n<li>Far-infrared (FIR): 3 \u00b5m \u2013 1 mm (closer to microwave range)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sources:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Infrared radiation is emitted by all objects that have a temperature above absolute zero, with warmer objects emitting more IR energy.<\/li>\n<li>Common sources include the Sun, fire, heated objects, and living beings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thermal imaging:<\/strong> Infrared cameras detect heat emitted by objects, commonly used in night vision and medical imaging.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remote controls:<\/strong> Many household devices like TVs use infrared signals for communication.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Astronomy:<\/strong> IR telescopes detect celestial objects obscured by dust and gas clouds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communications:<\/strong> Fiber optics use infrared light to transmit data over long distances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interaction with Matter:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Infrared radiation is absorbed and emitted efficiently by water and carbon dioxide, making it significant in greenhouse gas effects and climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perception:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Humans cannot see infrared light, but we can feel it as heat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Infrared plays a crucial role in daily life, science, and industry, helping us understand heat transfer, environmental monitoring, and technology applications.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/full-spectrum\/\">Full Spectrum<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/Daniel\/\">Daniel<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infrared-I.mp3 Infrared-I.mp4 Infrared-II.mp3 Infrared-II.mp4 Infrared-intro.mp3 [Intro] Is it over my head (Infrared) Longer than visible (How&#8217;s that possible) [Verse 1] Above absolute zero (You shine, you shine) Night vision hero (You shine, you shine) [Bridge] Is it over my head (Infrared) Longer than visible (How&#8217;s that possible) [Chorus] Sun and fire (Glowing higher) Living being [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9,14,3955],"tags":[4085,546,563],"class_list":["post-40619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","tag-full-spectrum","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40619"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40642,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40619\/revisions\/40642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}