>> Of course, *real* wax is partially transparent. Especially so close to 
>> a powerful light source. Hmm...
> 
> 
>   Yeah, almost like our own skin. Ever held a torch under your hand in 
> the dark? If you want to see 'freaky', then try it.

Freaky indeed.

You can get a similar effect using a powerful light source (e.g., a 
multi-billion-ton nuclear fision reactor like the Sun) through your own 
eyelids.

Of course, for real freakyness, nothing quite beats when you have an eye 
exam and they use the bright lighty shiny thing and you can see the 
reflection of all the veins at the back of your own eye... *shudders*


Bringing this back on-topic... I presume this is the "subsurface 
scattering" everybody keeps babbling about?

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