Question:
where is the light that i just saw?
bobobobobobobobobo
2005-12-14 18:31:31 UTC
i mean did my eye absorb the photons or what?
Two answers:
JT
2006-01-14 15:45:47 UTC
The light was not reflected. Think about this: if you look into someone's eye (through their pupil), can you see the back of their eye? No. The light is actually absorbed by special cells in the retina called photoreceptors (rods and cones). These cells start the transmission of light information to the brain.
jfer
2005-12-15 02:33:24 UTC
na, you eyes didn't absorb it. It just reflected in there and your nervous system brought the data to your brain. By the time your brain thought about and you were aware, the light you saw had riden it's wave to very far from you.


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