Why?

Dim · 15-10-2003 3:01pm #1

Why not is not an answer!

girldef · 15-10-2003 3:03pm

Thats the why is the answer

15-10-2003 3:07pm

why is this thread still open:D

Beruthiel · 15-10-2003 3:18pm

Dim

yes you are...

Dim · 15-10-2003 3:23pm

...

girldef · 15-10-2003 3:23pm

i think u just proved the point

Mossy Monk · 15-10-2003 3:24pm

why cant it be who?

gee-em · 15-10-2003 3:24pm

>MAN "why is this thread still open :-)"

well.......why not?

Dim · 15-10-2003 3:26pm

That is a stupid question ... who????

tman · 15-10-2003 3:35pm

why isn't monty here:(

Yavvy · 15-10-2003 4:12pm

nothing to see here.

why could be an answer BTW...I agree its not "the" answer but before we can know "the" answer we wust first ask "the" question.

Rabies · 15-10-2003 4:16pm

why.... why... why ???
i will tell you why

post count ++ is the answer

Johnny_the_fox · 15-10-2003 4:29pm

why not...?

Cake Fiend · 15-10-2003 4:34pm

Because.

woosaysdan · 15-10-2003 4:39pm

why is the grass green and the sky blue???
why not?

Pompey Magnus · 15-10-2003 5:02pm

Originally posted by woosaysdan
why is the grass green and the sky blue???
why not?

Why not?, I'll tell you why not*!!!!!

Grass is full of a substance called chlorophyll. Plants use chlorophyll to change light into energy. Light is made up of different colours and the chlorophyll uses all the colours of the light except green. The green escapes back out into the world which is why you see grass as green. As long as the plant is living and healthy, it should remain green.

The blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. As light moves through the atmosphere, most of the longer wavelengths pass straight through. Little of the red, orange and yellow light is affected by the air.

However, much of the shorter wavelength light is absorbed by the gas molecules. The absorbed blue light is then radiated in different directions. It gets scattered all around the sky. Whichever direction you look, some of this scattered blue light reaches you. Since you see the blue light from everywhere overhead, the sky looks blue.

As you look closer to the horizon, the sky appears much paler in color. To reach you, the scattered blue light must pass through more air. Some of it gets scattered away again in other directions. Less blue light reaches your eyes. The color of the sky near the horizon appears paler or white.

*or at least I'll copy & paste someone elses reasons why not