January 24, 2025 2 min read
We know why UV blocking fabrics help make being outside and swimming be sun safe(r).
Did you know that when it comes to water safety that the colour and print of your swim suit matters just as much?
Wait, what?!?
When waves of light move from the air to the water (or from the water to the air), they undergo refraction and appear to bend. This can cause objects to appear at a different depth they actually are (eek!). It's also why objects in the water appear distorted or blurry.
Water also changes how we perceive colours, based on what specific wavelengths of light are absorbed by the water molecules, the depth of the water, the colour of the bottom, and because colours appear less bright and more blue underwater.
Alive Solutions Inc. has done testing to see what how colours and prints and water source type impact our ability to see someone in the water.
In a pool with a light coloured bottom, the most visible colours are neon orange and yellow-green. Neon pink was visible.
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