Why is the sky blue? An easy answer anyone can understand!

in earth •  7 years ago 

Blue light is scattered in all directions by the tiny molecules in Earth's atmosphere. Blue is scattered more than any other color because it travels in shorter and smaller waves. This is about as simple as an answer gets for a simple, yet complex question?! lol 4780A5A6-A208-4106-99D2-052E74745FE3.png

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Because we live inside the eye of a blue-eyed giant named Macumber.

I’ve not heard of that before

There are many questions to answer , to quote Gza from Wu-Tang

"Why is the sky blue? Why is water wet?
Why did Judas rat to Romans while Jesus slept?"

I heard a talk explaining how color is translated by our brains. Very fascinating. Thanks for sharing. :)

Awesome, if you find the link, I’d like to read it :)

Well it was a live talk that I watched but it wasn't on a link. He was saying that he learned it in school which surprised me lol.

wow. Yeah, that’s crazy!

This post has received a 3.13 % upvote from @drotto thanks to: @dreamingirwin.

Wow! Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it!

do animals see the sky with the same blue color?

That’s a very good question!