Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> On the other hand, radio waves are *so* big they go thru lots of inter-atom 
> holes at once (like a wave going past a row of pylons holding up a pier) and 
> hence will go thru walls where visible light won't.

  I don't think it's as simple as the wavelength determining how well
electromagnetic radiation can traverse through matter. For example, x-rays
have a shorter wavelength than visible light, yet x-rays have more penetration
through matter.

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