Eli5 Why light waves require line of sight while sound waves do not?

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Eli5 Why light waves require line of sight while sound waves do not?

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Because they are something completely different.

Light is electromagnetic radiation… (Visible light is only small part of the spectrum)

Sound is vibration. This means it can vibrate other things. It can travel through solid matter and back to air.

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