👉 Ricocheting is a physics phenomenon in which light or other waves that are emitted from a source scatter off objects and then bounce back towards the source. This effect can be observed at various points on Earth, including buildings, trees, and even at the surface of water. In physics, ricochetting is often described as an example of diffraction. When light passes through a medium such as air or glass, it is scattered by particles that are small enough to see in the visible spectrum (