Why does the surface of water sometimes reflect a diamond-honeycomb-like pattern (seen often in drawings, animation and pools)? What is the scientific reason?
It usually is white on top, with a darker shadow in the same pattern a few units below. In animation it usually sways more than breaking up or reforming.
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The surface of the water is constantly in motion (especially in a swimming pools). The pattern is caused by the way the light shines through the water, and how the movement of the surface of the pool affects the refraction (bending), reflection, scattering, etc of the light as it hits the surface
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