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If supposedly solid objects are mostly empty space, why does it seem that no light penetrates solid objects?
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If I hold a laser pointer up to a thin piece of solid plastic, then with my naked eye I can't see any "laser light" coming out the backside. Since supposedly solid objects are mostly empty space why is it that (it seems) absolutely zero light penetrates solid objects?
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