27. Transparency

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The objects in your environment have various densities depending on the type of material they’re made of and may also look different depending on how much light is filtering through or reflecting off them. Take a minute to study the shade on a lamp. You might say “The shade is white” when you describe it simply, but upon closer inspection, you may notice that rather than being a dense, uniform color, it contains several permutations of white. And if the bulb is switched ...

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