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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 64 points 1 month ago (2 children)

However, it doesn't reflect everything. Maybe it's a particular part of sunlight that impacts vampires, one that gets absorbed by the Moon's surface.

[–] AngryPancake@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I wanted to see for myself and it looks like the spectra of the sun and moon are fairly similar:

Moon: https://olino.org/blog/us/articles/2015/10/05/spectrum-of-moon-light/comment-page-1/

Sun: https://seos-project.eu/earthspectra/images/Solar-spectrum_th.png

Looks pretty similar I gotta say

That being said, the intensity is of course much lower of the light reflected from the moon.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 0 points 1 month ago

"Similar" is not identical. I'm assuming that slight difference is technically where the vampire-harming properties lie (lore-wise).

Kind of like how Duncan MacDougall published a study that human souls have weight, as he recorded someone losing 21 grams at the moment of their death. Not very significant at all, but perhaps humanity lies in the subtleties...

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Vampire hunters with IR blasters!

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Would an older TV remote suffice? At least for very small vampires?

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Didn't Blade have some sort of UV gun in one of the movies?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

almost literally the plot of JJBA