Posted by Racer on August 23, 2006, at 14:12:25
In reply to Re: An odd pattern of behavior » finelinebob, posted by Jost on August 23, 2006, at 9:03:29
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> By the way, exactly why is the sky blue? No one ever explained that to me.
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> Jost
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>Because it is, that's why. (Don't say my mother didn't know all the answers...)
(Real answer has to do with the wavelengths of light: because blue is the shortest wavelength, it can make it through the atmosphere, where the other colors get knocked off course before they get here. That's the best I can do on explaining what is imperfectly remembered from many, many years ago...)
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