22 examples of how the surrounding world changes under an ultraviolet lamp

Everyone knows about the existence of the ultraviolet spectrum of light, but few people imagine how it reflects on the nature of things. The human eye does not perceive ultraviolet light, which is outside the visible spectrum. But the invention of UV lamps was a real breakthrough for science and made it possible for curious people to see familiar things in a new light. It is worth shining a lamp, and different things will begin to reveal their secrets!

With a UV lamp, it is easy to distinguish real teeth from artificial ones: crowns and veneers do not glow in ultraviolet

The tonic looks very different because of the quinine contained in it

Many artificial materials glow in ultraviolet

Ordinary kiwi under a UV lamp

UV flashlight turns a harmless snail into an alien monster

Caterpillars in the beam of a UV lamp

Pink cactus lives up to its name

Masterwork: The Cheshire Cat, impaled with special ink, shows its true essence under ultraviolet light.

Uranium-containing glass glows in ultraviolet

UV lamp proves the relationship of cucumber and watermelon

Many documents, bills, etc. have protection that is visible only in the ultraviolet spectrum

Pollen collected by a bee under ultraviolet light looks like a scattering of precious stones

With a UV flashlight, I helped to detect a strange inscription on the Xbox One X Edition game console

No one would have guessed if it wasn't for the UV lamp

In ultraviolet, the rose looks incredibly magical

How can you not believe in fairy-tale fairies or elves?

UV flashlight proves that cleanliness is only the visible absence of dirt

This is how pitaya or dragon fruit looks under ultraviolet light

Grape in the section

A pet in the new world

The secret marking on the washing machine is visible only under a UV lamp

With a UV flashlight, it is easy to detect a scorpion