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Re:LA is dumping millions of plastic balls into its reservoi... by StavrosK on Thursday August 13, 2015 @08:01AM (#10053493)
Because white reflects, black absorbs. White balls wouldn't reflect all light upwards. To put it another way, if you were in the water, looking at the surface, which would be brighter? White balls or black balls?
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Re:LA is dumping millions of plastic balls into its reservoi... by markyc on Thursday August 13, 2015 @08:46AM (#10053693)
makes sense :)
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