Black Clouds
We have been experiencing a low pressure system for a week now and I'm getting sick of the lack of sun. Today we were driving around and noticed the differences in colors of the clouds and the speed at which they move.
My wife asked why some clouds are so dark and others are not. I quickly pulled an answer out of my rectum, that it must be because of the concentration of clouds in one spot versus another and the ability for light to go through it. It sounded like a good explanation; she bought it, but after a few minutes had passed, she decided to question it.
I decided to do a little Googling once we arrived home, and I was surprised to find that the answer wasn't much different than my "hot air" explanation, here is what I found:
"There are two things going on to make some rain clouds to appear very dark. The first is that some clouds, especially thunderstorm clouds such as nimbocumulus clouds can tower to great heights with tops 15 to 20 km (50-60 thousand feet) above the earth. Plus these clouds, which tend to produce very heavy rains and hail are very dense, being full of water vapor and raindrops at lower altitudes and ice crystals at high altitude.
As a result, it is more difficult for sunlight to pass through these clouds than it is for light to pass through neighboring clouds which aren't as high and dense. More of the light is reflected back into space or sideways because there's more obstacles. Plus, there's more absorption of the light on its way through the cloud, because the light will bounce around very much and take a very long total path before finally coming out the bottom of the cloud."
Source: http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070410085440AA32jGJ
The bottom line is that you have to be quick in your feet and it doesn't hurt to blurb out the first rational thing that comes to mind. Some make think you're an idiot for offering an explanation without knowledge of the topic, but 9 times out of 10, you will contribute to the conversation and even if you're wrong, most will appreciate the effort. Just be prepare to take whatever is thrown at you.Labels: Design, Freedom of Speech, Google, Jacksonville
My wife asked why some clouds are so dark and others are not. I quickly pulled an answer out of my rectum, that it must be because of the concentration of clouds in one spot versus another and the ability for light to go through it. It sounded like a good explanation; she bought it, but after a few minutes had passed, she decided to question it.
I decided to do a little Googling once we arrived home, and I was surprised to find that the answer wasn't much different than my "hot air" explanation, here is what I found:
"There are two things going on to make some rain clouds to appear very dark. The first is that some clouds, especially thunderstorm clouds such as nimbocumulus clouds can tower to great heights with tops 15 to 20 km (50-60 thousand feet) above the earth. Plus these clouds, which tend to produce very heavy rains and hail are very dense, being full of water vapor and raindrops at lower altitudes and ice crystals at high altitude.
As a result, it is more difficult for sunlight to pass through these clouds than it is for light to pass through neighboring clouds which aren't as high and dense. More of the light is reflected back into space or sideways because there's more obstacles. Plus, there's more absorption of the light on its way through the cloud, because the light will bounce around very much and take a very long total path before finally coming out the bottom of the cloud."
Source: http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070410085440AA32jGJ
The bottom line is that you have to be quick in your feet and it doesn't hurt to blurb out the first rational thing that comes to mind. Some make think you're an idiot for offering an explanation without knowledge of the topic, but 9 times out of 10, you will contribute to the conversation and even if you're wrong, most will appreciate the effort. Just be prepare to take whatever is thrown at you.
Labels: Design, Freedom of Speech, Google, Jacksonville
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