Spoiler alert, but it does make sense that this is a reflective-like material, since some of the light is actually going INSIDE the material, similar to how reflective material usually acts similar to a mirror to the outside. In fact, speaking of which, I wonder how light is usually bounced off a mirror, or if most - if not all - of the light falls into the mirror (because otherwise, how else can the mirror reflect it's entire surrounding?).
llejj
If anyone's interested in the physics behind how a light ray reflects/refracts (Snell's law), here's a link to material from a physics class I took. https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_California_Davis/UCD%3A_Physics_9B__Waves_Sound_Optics_Thermodynamics_and_Fluids/03%3A_Physical_Optics/3.06%3A_Reflection_Refraction_and_Dispersion
yangbright-2001
Reflection and refraction are considered in this material. Light not only reflected in the surface, but also refracted into another environment (e.g. from air to water)
Spoiler alert, but it does make sense that this is a reflective-like material, since some of the light is actually going INSIDE the material, similar to how reflective material usually acts similar to a mirror to the outside. In fact, speaking of which, I wonder how light is usually bounced off a mirror, or if most - if not all - of the light falls into the mirror (because otherwise, how else can the mirror reflect it's entire surrounding?).
If anyone's interested in the physics behind how a light ray reflects/refracts (Snell's law), here's a link to material from a physics class I took. https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_California_Davis/UCD%3A_Physics_9B__Waves_Sound_Optics_Thermodynamics_and_Fluids/03%3A_Physical_Optics/3.06%3A_Reflection_Refraction_and_Dispersion
Reflection and refraction are considered in this material. Light not only reflected in the surface, but also refracted into another environment (e.g. from air to water)