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Why does it look like there's water in the sky?
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>>17022752
It doesn't.
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Water reflects the sky, actually.
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>>17022752
There IS water in the sky, anon. Where do you think rain comes from?
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As above, so below
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>>17022752
Maybe there is something wrong with your eyes?
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>>17022752
water looks blue because its reflecting the sky, which is blue.
mindblowing stuff
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>>17024959
that doesnt answer the real question, why is the sky blue

incomplete half baked answers arent useful. if you dont know the answer to this, then you're not alone. 99.9% of people dont know the answer.
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>>17024959
Ehm, ackchually. Water is, indeed, naturally blue. It's just so faint that you wouldn't notice it in a glass. In fact, glaciers that form under high pressure can be an intense blue color due to the intrinsic coloration of water molecules.

>>17025064
I'm pretty sure most people receive a dumbed down version of the Raleigh scattering explanation as a child, even if not the right name for it.
>blue is short wave light
>red is long wave light
>sun over head: more short wave light because shorter distance through atmosphere
>sun over horizon: more long wave light because longer distance through atmosphere
Something like that.



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