Why does clothing appear darker when it is wet, even though water is transparent?
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Which looks darker? Frosted glass or polished glass
Basically, clothing (and most rough objects) is like frosted glass. It scatters light in all directions, making them look cloudy from all directions.
Water fills in the gaps and makes them look like polished glass. Polished glass looks dark (see-through) from most directions, and only bright in the direction that light is reflected towards.
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