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      08-31-2011, 06:44 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by TOGWT View Post
The answer I proffered was on UV damage, I made no reference to its wavelength, visible or otherwise. I would need a little more than differing wavelengths to concede [the statement above is in fact wrong.]
You claimed heat (infrared) was created specifically by UV:

"Ultra violet (UV) radiation is made up of two parts; UV-A infrared (Heat) and UV-B ultra violet light, which is responsible for photosynthesis (fading)"

Infrared heat does not come from UV rays, it comes from a very different (IR) portion of the spectrum. No heat is generated by UV rays, at least not the kind that would dry out materials.

And by the way, photosynthesis has nothing to do with fading. It's a photochemical reaction with chlorophyl in plants. Perhaps you meant to say "photodegradation"?
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