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Do you mean: Is light the only thing we can see? If so then i have your answer. In our eyes we have rods and cones. These absorb and detect the gray scale of light and the primary colors. Our eyes only absorb and detect a very small portion of the entire light spectrum, and not everyone's eyes are the same. Have you ever argued with someone about the color of something? How do you know who is correct? well you may be both correct and wrong at the same time. The truth is that the color of an object depends on the true color of that object. An object's true color is defined by the color of light that it absorbs the most of. When an object is hit with white light, is is actually being hit with every color of light. White light is simply all the visible colors combined. The object will absorb certain colors of light and reflect others. You can see this with a simple experiment. Use a prism to see that wight light is composed of all the visible colors, then use a red light and shine it on a red paper. you will see that the paper reflects most of the light onto a near by wall. This is because the paper does not absorb red light. now try different colors of light and compare the reflection of all the lights to each other. You might be surprised at what you find. what we see is simply a reflection of the light bouncing off of everything.
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Why we can see thing?
Because we have eyes that are sensitive to and can focus light.
What would be the hardest to see in infrared light?
Since our eyes can't see infrared light, you wouldn't be able to see ANYTHING if infrared is the only light available.
What is the furthest distance you can see in space?
There's no limit to how far away you can see something, IF it's bright enoughin the wavelengths that your detectors can see, and there's nothing in the wayto block the view.The farthest thing you can see with your eyes only, assuming you have'normal' eyesight, is about 2.5 million light years away.The farthest thing that can be seen with the best current (2012) technologyis about 14 billion light years away.
What can you use to see round corners?
a mirror or some thing that reflects light
How are we able to see the moon if it doesn't make its own light?
We can only see the parts of the moon that are directly in sunlight - this is why we see only part of the moon during its phases as it passes in and out of the direct light of the sun.
Can you only see thing that are making light?
No, most of what we see reflects light.
How do we see brown light?
no such thing
What is ordinary light?
ordinary light is the thing that helps you see
Is the light bulb a good thing or a bad thing?
The good thing about light bulb is that it gives us light to see where ever we go or travel.
Do comets make their own production of light?
No. Just like the planets and their moons, you can only see a comet when the sun shines on it ... just as you have to shine a flashlight on a rock in order to see it at night. The sun is the only thing in our solar system that makes its own light.
Why can you see a source of light?
You can only see it if some of the light from it enters your eyes.
Can we see most of the light in the spectrum?
No. We can only see visible light, which is only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Where can you see absorbed light?
Only in patterns of darkness can you not see invisible absorbed light.
How clear can puppies see?
When they are 1-6weeks old they cannot see a thing.(Colourblind)But later on when they are 7 weeks old they can see but they can only see dark colours.What is special is that they can see one light colour the colour white.
Why we can see thing?
Because we have eyes that are sensitive to and can focus light.
Why do light microscopes use light?
so that when you want to see what the thing that your looking at is clear and you can see it and so it wont be dull or dark ...
Is light the only thing changed into heat?
No, thanks
