Re: Jumping child - blue feet

[Jan Faul <nyce2jan@xxxxxxxxx>]

The bottom of one of my feet is blue, but the other is titanium and carbon fiber gray.

On Jul 19, 2018, at 2:34 PM, Herschel Mair <herschphoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Maybe

On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 12:07 PM Randy Little <randyslittle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The pool would not reflect the full spectrum.   (although a blue painted pool clearly might affect the bounced light.  :-)

http://inside.mines.edu/fs_home/dwu/classes/CH353/study/Why%20is%20Water%20Blue.pdf

Randy S. Little
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On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 1:20 PM, Andrew Davidhazy <andpph@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Agreed Herschel! Maybe the sky also contributed to it? :)

Andy

> On Jul 19, 2018, at 10:57 AM, Herschel Mair <herschphoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> My guess is the blue isn’t coming from the water... it’s the pool that’s painted blue... I would imagine that water reflects the full spectrum. It absorbs long wavelengths in transmission but the surface is like a mirror.