My boss asked me this the other day and it got me thinking. Everything has to go somewhere when it's taken away. So where does light go if turn a light switch off? It can't just disappear can it? Seriously, where can it go? Is it the real magic or is it just to scientific for anybody to care about? I'd like to know what everyone thinks. All answers are appreciated and will be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all who answers.
2006-12-10 06:58:07 · 5 answers · asked by matthewsisk_2001 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Each time the light bounces off an object in the closed room, some portion of the light is reflected back into the room and some portion is absorbed. The amount which is reflected/absorbed per collision depends on the surface the light hits, but eventually all of the light will be absorbed by the objects in the room and all the energy which was in the form of light will be transformed into heat.
2006-12-10 07:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light that hits surfaces (walls, etc) is for the most part either reflected, or is absorbed by the surface, heating it a tiny amount. The energy released from the light in a room does not disappear anywhere, but it does not remain in the form of light.
2006-12-10 07:02:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of a thermos analog. Keep the light bouncing off the mirrors until it loses its entire energy to the atoms of the mirror walls.
2006-12-10 07:08:00 · answer #3 · answered by Boehme, J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly in case you have been sitting in a dismal room and basically turn the easy on once you pass away that's unusual habit until you're leaving the domicile and have the prefer to make it seem occupied. possibly its basically a habit of achieving for the easy change once you pass away a room.
2016-10-18 01:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by scharber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put your self into the room and then you watch it and then you can tell us.
2006-12-10 07:08:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋