Afterimage means that if you look at a pattern for a while (keep your gaze steady) then look at a plain (non patterned) surface you see a "negative" of the pattern for a while.
Intense light, such as from a flashbulb or uncovered light bulb, can stimulate the retina (the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye) to its maximum response. When this occurs, it takes awhile for the retina to "recover." For a short time you are not able to see well, or you may see spots or a dark afterimage.
Too keep my house lit up. or to help me find something in the dark when my room's dark.
I would go with dark being the absence of light, since light is actually something (electromagnetic waves).
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Because there is still some Light in the room. If it were absolutely Dark, nothing would be seen!
There must be a light reaction first before dark reaction. This is so that there is something to be compared.
You can, you just need a lighter (or something to light with) and a candle.
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Colour is the human perception of certain frequencies of light. Without light, there is no colour to be perceived. A dark room may still have light in it (and in fact it does in the form of infrared light), but the intensity of that light is small, and the human eye may not be able to see it.In short, no light = no colour.
Yes! space is pitch black! however, because of the light of the stars,and especially the sun..... space is really glowing with light . but it is still dark in space .
Too keep my house lit up. or to help me find something in the dark when my room's dark.
Not unless you have a definition of "completely dark" that means something other than completely dark (i.e. no light whatsoever).