On foggy days why are we able to see a short distance in front of us but decreasingly so the farther ahead you look?

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On foggy days why are we able to see a short distance in front of us but decreasingly so the farther ahead you look?

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Fog is *mostly* transparent.

In front of you, you’re looking through a little bit of fog. It’s still mostly transparent.

Far away from you, you’re looking through a *lot* of fog. It might still be mostly transparent, but all the bits that aren’t begin to add up.

It’s the same as how a *sheet* of plastic wrap is clear, but a *roll* of plastic wrap isn’t.

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