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Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:42:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeff Jardine writes:
> >
> > Actually... Although water and the sky appear blue for the same reason, it is
> > not directly related to water itself (in vapour or liquid form). Oxygen,
> > nitrogen, and water molecules are all approximately the same size, which
> > happens to be just big enough to scatter blue light. Longer wavelengths of
> > light are not affected as much, and they mostly keep right on going.
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> "(we'll skip the dicussion on light absorbtion and leave it for some
> anal-retentive type)" (restored snip)
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> I knew some anal-retentive type would take the bait....
> :-)
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But I didn't even mention absorption! Blathering on about absorption when
discussing a phenomenon that is entirely due to scattering - now THAT would
be anal-retentive. ;)
Jeff J
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