eli5 Why is water transparent in a glass but blue when it is in the ocean?

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My wife gave birth to a philosopher. If you come up with an experiment I can show my 6-year-old son I’d appreciate it.

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Simple answer. It’s not transparent. It’s 99.9% transparent with a .1% blue hue. Add up a bunch of 0.1% and you get a really blue color

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