The human eye can detect light intensities as small as (S_{text {min }}=10^{-12} mathrm{~W} / mathrm{m}^{2}). If

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The human eye can detect light intensities as small as \(S_{\text {min }}=10^{-12} \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\). If an incandescent 100 -W light bulb is about \(10 \%\) efficient, how far away could you see it under the simplest assumptions? Does your result make sense?

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