Why is this statement false " carrots help you to see in the dark" please explain in good detail
2007-04-24 05:46:16 · 7 answers · asked by Emma 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Unless you're deficient in Vitamin A, carrots won't help you see better in the dark.
2007-04-24 05:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you're deficient in Vitamin A, carrots won't help you see better in the dark.
2007-04-24 05:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by RuNa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your eyesight works as follows. Light is reflected from an object, hits your retina, is converted in to a nervous impulse, is transmitted to the back of your brain and there it is made in to an image that you perceive as eyesight.
Carrots are supposed to contain high levels of vitamins from the retinoid group. They may help the retina to detect low levels of light intensity more efficiently.
If it is 'dark', there is no light. Therefore no eyesight, regardless of how many carrots you eat. If you mean dark to imply low levels of light, rather than absence of light, the phrase is arguably correct.
2007-04-24 06:16:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they help you see better in general not just in the dark
2007-04-24 05:54:36 · answer #4 · answered by Mehreenyyy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's truly dark, there's no light to be detected, no matter how good your diet is.
2007-04-24 06:16:36 · answer #5 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It improves your sight but not nightvision.
2007-04-24 05:53:23 · answer #6 · answered by redblade20xx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not carrots, flashlights...=)
2007-04-24 06:12:00 · answer #7 · answered by Alicia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋