We’re really good at finding the specific wavelength and intensity to denature nucleic acids at a specific distance. If you brought a filthy object close enough to the sun to replicate our little monkey toy’s intensity at that wavelength, the object would most certainly be cleansed.
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Reply to If UV radiation is used to disinfect and sterilise things then why isn't everything the sun touches (your skin, the sidewalk etc) sterile? by Critwhoris
We’re really good at finding the specific wavelength and intensity to denature nucleic acids at a specific distance. If you brought a filthy object close enough to the sun to replicate our little monkey toy’s intensity at that wavelength, the object would most certainly be cleansed.