TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by monkey-tennis t3_11vs1l2 on March 19, 2023 at 5:52 PM in todayilearned 23 comments 154
BrokenEye3 t1_jcvc5gq wrote on March 19, 2023 at 9:02 PM >because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. Or in layman's terms, because it is blue Permalink 29
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