Why Can’t We See Around Corners?

Light travels in straight lines, like a pencil. When it hits something, like a wall or a corner, it can’t go around, it just keeps going straight. That’s why we don’t see around corners.

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  1. Light travels in straight lines, so it can’t bend around a wall.
  2. We see what’s in front of us, not behind it, like looking through a door frame.
  3. When light hits a surface, it either reflects or goes through it, but doesn’t go around.

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