Dust It Popped Into My Head Today... Entry posted by Lyger April 12, 2009 539 views Share More sharing options... Followers 0 How come when dust falls on things, it makes the things all whitish, but when you wipe it up, it makes the towel all black?
Noda Miki Posted April 12, 2009 Good question! Probably all kinds of physics stuff! Quote Link to comment
Vezok's Friend Posted April 12, 2009 Density? You know, pile it all up and the dark amounts to black. I mean dust is particles, light reflects of it, stuff like that... Quote Link to comment
Phyoohrii Posted April 12, 2009 Probably depends on the surface as well. Dust on white stuff always looks darker than it does on black, for instance, IMO. But yeah, that density stuff Veef mentioned as well. Quote Link to comment
Necro Posted April 12, 2009 I say it's actually just the light each takes in. Wipe dust up with a black cloth, it's still white, just like when it was on whatever it was on. Quote Link to comment
Kojol Posted April 13, 2009 The micronic conflugulizer autodilates the freon triemitter beam, of course. Quote Link to comment
Raia Posted April 14, 2009 Hm...that's kind of like saying, "Why is the sky blue?": The real explanation is so boring and un-romantic that it's more fun to wonder.^.^ -Raia- Quote Link to comment
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