Kale and chard leaves in water, showing a silver color from the reflective hydophobic interface

When you wash a fresh kale leaf, the epicuticular waxes on the underside make a smooth hydrophobic interface with the water, which reflects light in a kind of dancing, fast-changing way that makes it look silver and is also very hard to photograph.

This is one of my favorite colors.

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