Ok, so I'm having a "discussion" (arguement) with my sister's boyfriend. He is telling me that light STOPS when it hits a wall and also STOPS when it hits a window.
I don't agree. I think that when light hits glass it goes on to the other side...maybe even "fans out" in all directions. I think that when it hits a hard surface it bounces off back into the room.
I don't think that light just STOPS when it hits something.
What do you all think?
If I'm right, can I get a link of something so that I can shove it in his smug face?
If I'm incorrect let me know so that I can learn something...........and appologize.....
2007-03-28 11:35:10 · 3 answers · asked by Gwenith O 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
He's an idiot. You're right. Different wavelengths of light get absorbed, while others get scattered and bounce back. This is what causes different colors.
2007-03-28 11:47:38 · answer #1 · answered by Thegustaffa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right. A small portion of the light stops and is absorbed to produce heat. The rest either bounces off or continues on through glass.
Your sisters boyfriend must be pretty dense to not know that light goes through glass.
2007-03-28 18:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If light just stopped when it hit something, we wouldn't be able to see anything. We see the wall because light is bouncing off of the wall and hitting our eyes.
2007-03-28 19:36:25 · answer #3 · answered by merlot7799 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋