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Dixiehusker t1_jcuk85m wrote

I hear this more often than I'd care to. It's kind of amazing that so many people believe this when it's so easy to look at a body of water when it's overcast outside.

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CompleteSet4781 t1_jcumqts wrote

Well, to be fair, some people still think the earth is flat, so this blue water thing is small potatoes.

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CombatWombatXx t1_jcwiz9g wrote

What if the water is blue BECAUSE the earth is flat? Think about it. Blue is on the shorter end of the wave length, the red light goes a lot further and falls off the edge of the earth, leaving only blue light left for the oceans

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Re-AnImAt0r t1_jcwt23j wrote

may I ask what part of the world you live in & generation? never heard this from anyone ever. may be locality or generational dependant.

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Dixiehusker t1_jcwv1p4 wrote

I've lived in 7 states of the U.S. and I'm pretty sure I've heard it in all of them once. I heard it at work a few months ago as it was boldly presented as a fun fact.

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Re-AnImAt0r t1_jcwvc5t wrote

generation?

It's also possible that because people here where I live grow up with Lake Michigan and Lake Eerie their whole lives, 2 of the Great Lakes, they're not as ignorant about water? 🤷🏿‍♂️

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Dixiehusker t1_jcwvzrr wrote

Idk to be honest what the generation names are. I'm middle age I think.

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Re-AnImAt0r t1_jcwwu8u wrote

  • boomer: 1946 - 1963
  • Gen X : 1964 - 1979
  • millenial: 1980 - 1994
  • Gen Z : 1995 - 2012
  • Gen Alpha: 2013 - 2025

being born in 1974, I'm Gen X. My parents born in 1947 & 1948 are baby boomers.

maybe it's just people who don't live near water? everyone here grows up near Lake Michigan and Lake Eerie their whole lives so learn pretty early on the water is the same color during a thunderstorm as a lovely day.

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its_not_you_its_ye t1_jcz3hjs wrote

I’ve lived in the Great Lakes region my entire life, and pretty much everyone I’ve talked to believes that it’s due to the color of the sky. It’s not a frequent conversation, though.

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Liqu1dSnake t1_jcuqtii wrote

If you read the article, or even the title, water reflecting the sky IS a reason why it looks blue, but it isn’t the only reason.

I suggest you look at a dictionary and see what “sole” means.

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Dixiehusker t1_jcuum00 wrote

My comment is referring exactly to the what the title and article explains, that people think 'the sole or predominant reason that water is blue is due to the sky'. My example would defeat that notion as the water still appears plenty blue while the sky is white.

I suggest you look at a dictionary and see what "this" means.

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