Like I get that we obviously have ears on both sides of our head, but I would think that something that is directly ahead of us we should be unable to hear, since that object is basically perpendicular to our ears, but of course we can hear it absolutely fine. Why is that?
In: Biology
Sound can bounce off objects and still carry the same message.
We see by having light enter our eyes. Unlike sound, light needs flat reflective surfaces to bound around.
If you were in a room surrounded by a mirror, you don’t need to be facing in a specific direction to see what’s happening behind you.
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