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I have a closed room with a source of light inside. Then I open a door. Assuming that the other side is darker, will the amount of light inside decrease? (because of the photons that were bouncing in the room "escaping"). That is, does light flow to darker areas like gasses do, to some extent?

by /u/[deleted] in /r/askscience

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