Light passes through the

material.

Light hits the material then

bounces off.

Light bounces off in many random

directions and is scattered due to
the uneven surface.

Black surface
Transparent material such as glass or transparent
plastic
Aluminum/copper
Brick/concrete

To make sure that they don’t look at the laser directly and cause damage to their eyes.

Light waves travel in straight lines and so do lasers, the fine powder causes a difference in the density of the air that the

laser passes through and results in the wave bending (refraction) and reflects the light into their eyes.