Question

Our eyes can see light with an angular resolution of about 1’—equivalent to about a third of a millimeter at arm’s length. Suppose our eyes detected only infrared radiation, with 1° angular resolution. Would we be able to make our way around on Earth’s surface? To read? To sculpt? To create technology?

Answer 1

We would not be able to make our way around the earth's surface, to read, to sculpt or to create technology because we cannot see!

Step-by-step explanation:

The minimum angular separation that can be distinguished by an eye gives the angular resolution of the eye.

Given that the Angular resolution with infrared radiation is =
`1.0^0` equal to
`60'`

This resolution is very much greater than that of the eye
`(1')`

The angular resolution that our eyes can see is about
`(1)/(3)mm` at arms length

Angular resolution of infrared =
`(1)/(3) * 60 = 20mm` at arms length

We therefore cannot read, sculpt or create technology because we cannot see.