Saturday, March 13, 2010

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

When you use bubble bath you are using a small amount of concentrated soap in a large amount of water, so the coloring diffuses throughout the water, and is no longer visible. It would take a lot of dye to dye all the water a color. The bubbles on top are ';white'; because they are reflecting light, much like a bunch of small mirrors. We see the color white when the full spectrum of colors is reflected back. So no matter how much dye is put into the bubbles, we will always see them as white because of their reflective quality. This is also why beer foam appears white.Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
it's kind of like how water is blue in the ocean, but clear in your glass. although there's some color to the bubbles, the soap is so spread out between the bubbles that you can't see the coloring.





you can buy bubble bath that is more like a foam, and the foam is colored. not sure where i got that stuff, but it's pretty fun!Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
because bubble are bubbles? LOL
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