Although the precise nature of electromagnetism is unknown to science, in essence, it is the magnetism that is vibrating (although no one knows what magnetism is)! Light is created when static magnetism begins to vibrate sufficiently fast or is expressed differently when static magnetism becomes ‘modulated magnetism.’ Every atom has a magnetic moment—a magnetic force field—and when this force field collides with the force field around another atom, two important things happen. First, there is a transfer of the periodic motions between the atoms—that we earlier defined as sound. The second, almost magical, thing that happens is that light is created. When collisions occur between atoms or molecules, there must be a release of light, generally known as ‘electromagnetic radiation’. So, in a nutshell, light is created as atoms collide, but unlike sound, which needs a medium to travel in, light radiates away from the site of the collisions without needing a medium; that is, light can travel through the vacuum of space. (In physics, the atomic collisions that create light are termed ‘inelastic collisions’).
If this all sounds rather technical, please stay with me because what comes next is the key to how your songs reach the stars and speak the language of cells.
The frequency of light created by atoms as they bump into each other is a function of the temperature of the atoms (how fast they are vibrating individually and collectively). Light created by atomic collisions in which the temperatures are too low to create visible light will create infrared light. At even lower energy states, for instance, with a gentle caress of the skin, hypothetically, microwave radio frequencies will be created.
This could be why caresses can feel like electricity: such gentle touches may spark low-level microwaves into existence. On the other hand, when the temperature is extremely high, it is a well-tested theory that X-ray and Gamma-ray radiation are created. In simple terms, the physical temperature of an object determines the wavelength of the radiation it emits.3
We are now ready to provide the answer to how our songs reach the stars. As mentioned earlier, sonic bubbles expand at approximately 768 miles an hour. Each collision within the sound bubble creates friction between the magnetic shells surrounding the atomic particles, which creates heat: another name for infrared electromagnetism, otherwise known as light.
Rubbing Hands Together Creates Infrared Light
Try this simple experiment. Rub your hands together vigorously, then place them over your closed eyes. You will feel warmth. The molecules that form the skin of your left hand slipped past the molecules that form the skin of your right hand. To be more accurate, the magnetic shells surrounding those molecules slipped past each other. The result is heat.
A similar phenomenon occurs every time you speak, sing, or tone: trillions of atomic collisions not only carry your voice away through the air, they create a tiny amount of heat, technically known as infrared light. The heat produced by your voice fluctuates in sympathy with the sound of your words. This simple mechanism transcribes your words into modulated infrared light that rushes away at the amazing speed of 186,000 miles per second.
While the energy in your voice bubble falls off rapidly with distance, this is not the case for the infrared bubble created by your voice. The infrared energy created by the sound of your voice propagates independently of air (remember that electromagnetism does not need a medium to travel in), and heat is not significantly attenuated by air particles.