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This looks like one silly question. Why does cloth or mud appear darker when wet?
Why does wet cloth or mud appear darker?
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vin300 said:This looks like one silly question. Why does cloth or mud appear darker when wet?
Why silly?
It is a very good question!
What would YOU think might be plausible answers here?
Gerenuk
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It's indeed a good question.
And a bonus question would be
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streak_(mineralogy)
:)
And a bonus question would be
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streak_(mineralogy)
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vin300 said:This looks like one silly question. Why does cloth or mud appear darker when wet?
It is definitely not a silly question, but it has been asked before:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=2341210
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