• Question: why r windows transparent

    Asked by 363nepk36 to Oli on 17 Nov 2017.
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      Oli Wilson answered on 17 Nov 2017:

      Because if they weren’t they’d just be wall..? As for why glass is transparent, it’s something to do with the properties of the material – it lets photons (little wavy blips of light) pass through without bouncing back or changing much on the journey. Can you tell I don’t really understand very much physics??

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    997nepk36 commented on :

    great question! this is caused by sunlight reflecting off the glass pane and can cause an extreme dizziness to the brain and the eyes because our eyes aren’t strong enough to look at something extremely bright.