True, False, Partly True 1 Infrared radiation can k*ll you. 2 Infrared radiation is used to keep food warm. 3 Much of the energy from the Sun arrives on Earth in the form of infrared radiation. 4. Infrared radiation can be used as a heating source. 5 IR does not penetrate walls and so does not interfere with other devices in adjoining rooms. 6 The existence of infrared radiation was first discovered in 1700 by astronomer William Herschel. 7. Hot objects, including human bodies, give off some heat in the form of infrared light. 8 Night vision goggles do not use thermal imaging technology to capture that infrared light. 9 It does not facilitate kidney function. 10 Household appliances such as heat lamps and toasters use IR radiation to transmit heat.