Dixiehusker
Dixiehusker t1_jcwv1p4 wrote
Reply to comment by Re-AnImAt0r in TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis
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.
Dixiehusker t1_jcuum00 wrote
Reply to comment by Liqu1dSnake in TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis
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.
Dixiehusker t1_jcuk85m wrote
Reply to TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis
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.
Dixiehusker t1_jc0e0hf wrote
Reply to A bismuth crystal I would like to share by BismutNL
I'm just now realizing by watching this that bismuth isn't iridescent. The colors look like iridescent tones, but they aren't changing as the angle changes, it's just colored that way.
Dixiehusker t1_jcwvzrr wrote
Reply to comment by Re-AnImAt0r in TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis
Idk to be honest what the generation names are. I'm middle age I think.