eli5: Why are storm clouds so menacingly black from a distance but just grey when over you?

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eli5: Why are storm clouds so menacingly black from a distance but just grey when over you?

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It’s down to the amount of stuff you are looking through. Sideways light has further to travel to get to you, going through more cloud, straight down there is less cloud to go through. I reckon.

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