Which everyday phenomenon is caused by the Tyndall effect, the same optics that makes car headlights visible in fog?

Named after 19th-century Irish physicist John Tyndall, this effect explains why light scatters when it hits tiny suspended particles. It's the reason a torch beam suddenly becomes visible in a dusty attic.

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