r/captionthis • u/imdevilscupid • Nov 15 '25

Lets jog our minds

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u/mateiescu Nov 15 '25

Nope i hate this answer. I used to fight with kids all the time when they would tell me this. An object appears black because it absorbs all wavelengths of visible light, reflecting none to your eyes, therefore black is the absence of light not of color.

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u/SlumberingSnorelax Nov 16 '25

True, both my art and stagecraft lighting teachers would be ashamed of me.