Why can you here around corners, but not see around corners?

Sound waves can bend and diffract around obstacles, allowing them to travel around corners and be heard from a distance. However, light waves do not bend as easily and cannot travel around corners in the same way that sound waves can. This is why we are able to hear around corners but not see around corners.

You can hear around corners because sound waves can diffract, which means they can bend around objects. When sound waves hit an obstacle, such as a corner, they can bend around it and continue traveling. This is why you can hear people talking around corners, even if you can't see them.

Light waves, on the other hand, cannot diffract as much as sound waves. This is because light waves have a shorter wavelength than sound waves. As a result, light waves can't bend around corners as easily as sound waves. This is why you can't see around corners.