system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why is it that light with short wavelengths (x-rays) can penetrate objects, but so can light with long wavelengths (radio waves) yes visible light can't?
gpt
Different materials are capable of absorbing only certain wavelengths of light. The visible spectrum is the range of the spectrum that tends to undergo a lot of interaction with common materials--this is why it was relatively easy to evolve sensitivity to it, and it is also particularly useful for perceiving the world around us.

Both higher and lower energy photons (shorter and longer wavelengths) lie outside of the typical energy ranges that electrons in atoms interact with. Therefore they tend to pass through materials without interacting as readily.