Ok, here's a question for our physics majors. We all know that water acts as a filter, and that as we go deeper we progressively lose the ability to see colors without the use of artificial light. Today I had a very unusual experience that I cannot explain.
I am diving with a Whites Hazmat suit, the color is bright orange. I am also wearing a pair of Caiman ballistic nylon mechanic's gloves which are a very similar bright orange. When I get down to 135 feet I notice that the gloves are still very bright orange while the suit appears to be a muddy brown. This is under ambient light conditions. The question is, why would the gloves fail to appear to "lose" their color? I have never noticed this phenomenon before and I am completely baffled.
I am diving with a Whites Hazmat suit, the color is bright orange. I am also wearing a pair of Caiman ballistic nylon mechanic's gloves which are a very similar bright orange. When I get down to 135 feet I notice that the gloves are still very bright orange while the suit appears to be a muddy brown. This is under ambient light conditions. The question is, why would the gloves fail to appear to "lose" their color? I have never noticed this phenomenon before and I am completely baffled.