Wetness

[Potatoman]

Why do clothes darken in color when they are wet?

[peanut]

never thought about that but i sure would like to know the answer to that one myself

[peanut]

your hair gets darker when wet too

[peanut]

hey potatoman, google search "why do clothes get darker when wet" the answer is right there. click on the physics 10 link

[fly258]

So you know exactly where you spilled your drink

[stevie21]

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?

[tracymort]

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!

[peanut]

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

[stevie21]

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.