Eli5 Why can light not carry sound?

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From my very limited understanding sound is basically the vibrations in particles/atoms/ whatever, and light is some sort of weird mix between energy and very small particles, so why can light not carry sound? ( sorry if grammar/wording is bad high)

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sound is what vibrates your ear drum, ultimately, that’s what has to happen. light doesn’t have enough momentum to vibrate anything like that until it’s so intense you start incinerating things instead.

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