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Why do you see objects when you shine a flashlight in a dark room?​
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Why do you see objects when you shine a flashlight in a dark room?​

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Because the object is illuminated by the flashlight
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We see objects in a dark room due to the emission of light photons which are sensitive to our eyes. Darkness is simply a terminology used to describe the absence of light. Visible light to human is a component of the electromagnetic spectrum. Our eyes have receptors that picks the photons which light releases

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