Donate SIGN UP

Wetness

Avatar Image
Potatoman | 00:51 Sat 21st Aug 2004 | How it Works
8 Answers
Why do clothes darken in color when they are wet?
Gravatar

Answers

1 to 8 of 8rss feed

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by Potatoman. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
never thought about that but i sure would like to know the answer to that one myself
your hair gets darker when wet too
hey potatoman, google search "why do clothes get darker when wet" the answer is right there. click on the physics 10 link
So you know exactly where you spilled your drink
I thought it was because more light was absorbed, not due to the pattern of it being reflected. http://www.squarefree.com/archives/000385.html or is this the same thing?
when i google "why do clothes get darker when wet" as suggested by peanut (as i'd also like to know) the only link google gives me is back to this question!
you should try the search again tracyh ive never seen only one result come up for a search. i just did the search again myself and i found the link
If you use google then don't include the quotes, just the words. Here's the Physics 10 link for anyone else that hasn't seen it. Either way, 2 plausible answers have been suggested.

1 to 8 of 8rss feed

Do you know the answer?

Wetness

Answer Question >>