I travel in waves and can bend and break; I reveal the unseen, yet I'm not awake. What am I?
Category: Science · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Consider how we perceive colors and images.
Answer
Radiation
Explanation
Light is an electromagnetic wave that can exhibit properties of both waves and particles, enabling vision and color perception.
This is a hard science riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is Radiation.
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