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Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere? (www.vox.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

'Cause people start complaining. https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/bored-ape-creator-says-uv-lights-at-apefest-burned-attendees-eyes-and-skin/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

To be fair, NFT bros are the last people I would expect to hire professionals who are qualified to install UV sterilizing lights safely (proper ventilation to avoid excess Ozone, using only far-UVC for anything that could shine directly at a human, etc).