Why Do Things Look Darker When They re Wet?

It’s kinda embarrassing when you spill stuff on your shirt and it makes a stain. So you might as well understand the science behind it, so at least you can act all smart and explain it to people. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Check out SciShow s podcast SciShow Tangents at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Spill Man: Stefan Chin Angry Mob: Megan Toenyes, Travis Morss, Matt Gaydos, Lou Winkler, Sarah Gullickson, Valerie Barr. ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Christopher Prevoe, Justin Ove, John Szymakowski, Peso255, Ruben Galvao, Fatima Iqbal, Justin Lentz, and David Campos. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Sources: http://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-things-appear-darker-when-they-get-wet http://www.victoria.ac.nz/scps/about/staff/pdf/darkerwhenwet.pdf