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Why Light Fades in the Bathroom

Light has two kinds of properties of electromagnetic waves and particles.

The phenomena we have just mentioned result from diffraction, which is one of light's characteristics as a wave. Diffraction occurs when light hits and bends around an object. In a bathroom, light hits steam particles, which cause it to bend around and fade.