Ask Edgar

[Edgar]

Ty for your questions I will try to answer the best I can
sorry for being away for some days, Its been busy here in tropical central america this days...

Now... here i go again....

[Edgar]

Dear Edgar,

i have a few questions that only you can answer.

Will the Fakers wet the bed (again)?

Will Kobe ever find his missing bunnies?

Dear Rockyn

1)
And great fear

yes



2)NO

[Edgar]

Dear Edgar,

what DOES napalm in the morning smell like?

Dear Jefe



Smells like Victory! and lakers crushing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPXVGQnJm0w

Saludos

Edgar

[Edgar]

have to catch a movie, will be back later with the other 3

saludos

Edgar

[Edgar]

Dear Edgar



Why is the sky blue? 

Dear Wl

Because green was already taken by the celtics


in other multiverses they think is because of:

Why is the sky blue: Discussion
Transmitted light (from the sun, light bulbs, fire, etc) is made up of a spectrum of colors. The longest wavelengths of light are on the red end of the spectrum and the shortest wavelengths are on the blue/violet end of the spectrum.
When transmitted light such as sunlight enters our atmosphere it collides with the oxygen and nitrogen atoms. The color with the shorter wavelength is scattered more by this collision. Because violet and blue are the shortest wavelengths the sky appears to be violet / blue. But because our eyes are more sensitive to blue light than they are violet light, we perceive the sky as blue.

Our eyes contain thousand of rods and cones, which are the receptors for light. Whenever one of the 3 Stooges pokes you in the eye you see a giant blue spot. This is because the blue receptors have been activated. Blue is one of the primary colors and thus more easily activated and seen by our eyes.

Blue is also how I feel when my baby leaves and my hound dog dies. Also, how I feel when the cops pull me over and I see their blue lights flashing in my rear view mirror. Then, again, blue is the color of the K-mart special, so this color isn't all bad.


Why is the sky blue: Summary
So, why is the sky blue? It is because blue light from the sun strikes the air molecules and scatters and our eyes perceive it as blue.


Why is the sky blue: Short Summary
Why is the sky blue, you ask? Blue in sunlight collides with air molecules and our eyes see it as blue.

 

Why is the sky blue: Condensed
Sunlight collides with air, scatters blue wavelengths.


Why is the sky blue: Ultra-Condensed.
You are seeing things. Stop asking.


Saludos

Edgar

[Edgar]

Dear Edgar,

Who will you be rooting for in the World Cup?  Also, what are your predictions for the World Cup?

Dear Amonkey


World Champ>


Big bust: Argentina
Always tough: Italia
Nice presentation and posible surprise champ: Spain
Most likely to be destroyed: Mexico
Irrelevant as usual: England

Saludos

e.r.

[Edgar]

Dear Edgar, We used to have a bright star in our Chat Room on game nights, named Edgar!  My question is "Why has Edgar been staying away from the Chat Room?"  I don't want an answer, I want a GOOD answer, an ACCEPTABLE answer!  hugs, thirstyboots

Dear TB



and


I am



Hugs

Edgar

[Edgar]

Dear Edgar

Will the Celtics win today


thanks

Edgar

Dear Edgar




Saludos
Edgar

[Edgar]

Dear Edgar

Will the Celtics win today


thanks

Edgar

Dear Edgar




Saludos
Edgar

And Dont dare !!!! on doubt me again!!!


GO CELTICS!!!!!! WOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[RebusRankin]

Dear Edgar,

How do I stop Ray Allen? I mean eventually they'll expect me to do something to earn all this $$$$.

Phil Jackson

[Redz]

Dear Edgar,

Whassup with KG?

Happy, but concerned in Newport

[Edgar]

Dear Edgar,

How do I stop Ray Allen? I mean eventually they'll expect me to do something to earn all this $$$$.

Phil Jackson

Dear Phil Jackson

youre

and you will NNNNNNNNNNNever be close of doing that.

And Ray is 
and will own you

Nnya nya nya nya!!!!!!

Edgar

[Edgar]

Dear Edgar,

Whassup with KG?

Happy, but concerned in Newport

Dear Rojos

He was just saving energy for last 2 points and 4 rebounds

Have fun in Newport

Edgar

[wdleehi]

Dear Edgar



Why is the sky blue? 

Dear Wl

Because green was already taken by the celtics


in other multiverses they think is because of:

Why is the sky blue: Discussion
Transmitted light (from the sun, light bulbs, fire, etc) is made up of a spectrum of colors. The longest wavelengths of light are on the red end of the spectrum and the shortest wavelengths are on the blue/violet end of the spectrum.
When transmitted light such as sunlight enters our atmosphere it collides with the oxygen and nitrogen atoms. The color with the shorter wavelength is scattered more by this collision. Because violet and blue are the shortest wavelengths the sky appears to be violet / blue. But because our eyes are more sensitive to blue light than they are violet light, we perceive the sky as blue.

Our eyes contain thousand of rods and cones, which are the receptors for light. Whenever one of the 3 Stooges pokes you in the eye you see a giant blue spot. This is because the blue receptors have been activated. Blue is one of the primary colors and thus more easily activated and seen by our eyes.

Blue is also how I feel when my baby leaves and my hound dog dies. Also, how I feel when the cops pull me over and I see their blue lights flashing in my rear view mirror. Then, again, blue is the color of the K-mart special, so this color isn't all bad.


Why is the sky blue: Summary
So, why is the sky blue? It is because blue light from the sun strikes the air molecules and scatters and our eyes perceive it as blue.


Why is the sky blue: Short Summary
Why is the sky blue, you ask? Blue in sunlight collides with air molecules and our eyes see it as blue.

 

Why is the sky blue: Condensed
Sunlight collides with air, scatters blue wavelengths.


Why is the sky blue: Ultra-Condensed.
You are seeing things. Stop asking.


Saludos

Edgar

An answer that makes a physics teacher proud. 


Now, why is the sky red when the sun sets or rises?

[Edgar]

Dear Edgar



Why is the sky blue? 

Dear Wl

Because green was already taken by the celtics


in other multiverses they think is because of:

Why is the sky blue: Discussion
Transmitted light (from the sun, light bulbs, fire, etc) is made up of a spectrum of colors. The longest wavelengths of light are on the red end of the spectrum and the shortest wavelengths are on the blue/violet end of the spectrum.
When transmitted light such as sunlight enters our atmosphere it collides with the oxygen and nitrogen atoms. The color with the shorter wavelength is scattered more by this collision. Because violet and blue are the shortest wavelengths the sky appears to be violet / blue. But because our eyes are more sensitive to blue light than they are violet light, we perceive the sky as blue.

Our eyes contain thousand of rods and cones, which are the receptors for light. Whenever one of the 3 Stooges pokes you in the eye you see a giant blue spot. This is because the blue receptors have been activated. Blue is one of the primary colors and thus more easily activated and seen by our eyes.

Blue is also how I feel when my baby leaves and my hound dog dies. Also, how I feel when the cops pull me over and I see their blue lights flashing in my rear view mirror. Then, again, blue is the color of the K-mart special, so this color isn't all bad.


Why is the sky blue: Summary
So, why is the sky blue? It is because blue light from the sun strikes the air molecules and scatters and our eyes perceive it as blue.


Why is the sky blue: Short Summary
Why is the sky blue, you ask? Blue in sunlight collides with air molecules and our eyes see it as blue.

 

Why is the sky blue: Condensed
Sunlight collides with air, scatters blue wavelengths.


Why is the sky blue: Ultra-Condensed.
You are seeing things. Stop asking.


Saludos

Edgar

An answer that makes a physics teacher proud. 


Now, why is the sky red when the sun sets or rises?

Dear Leehi


when the sun sets its sad because and simply saying bye.
when sun rise , sun just know there still one
that he will enjoy.

now in other multiverses

The red colour in the sky at sunset (and sunrise) is due to an effect called Rayleigh scattering. There is a similar form of scattering called Mie scattering which is responsible for the white colour of clouds.

Particles in our atmosphere that are approximately the same size as the wavelength of visible light cause the white light from the sun to scatter and split into individual components. Oxygen and Nitrogen (the main components of our atmosphere) scatter violet and blue light due to their small size. This is why the sky appears to be blue in the day time, especially at midday when the Sun is closest to us.

During sunrise and sunset the distance that the light has to travel from the Sun to an observer is at its greatest. This means the a large amount of blue and violet light has been scattered so the light that is recieved by an observer is mostly of a longer wavelength and therefore appears to be red.

Sunsets are reddened because for sun positions which are very low or just below the horizon, the light passing at grazing incidence upon the earth must pass through a greater thickness of air than when it is overhead. Just before the sun disappears from view, its actual position is about a diameter below the horizon, the light having been bent by refraction to reach our eyes. Since short wavelengths are more efficiently scattered by Rayleigh scattering, more of them are scattered out of the beam of sunlight before it reaches you. Aerosols and particulate matter contribute to the scattering of blue out of the beam, so brilliant reds are seen when there are many airborne particles, as after volcanic eruptions.


The equivalent phenomenon can be seen at sunrise

 This shows an early morning sun with the exposure dark enough so that the light from the Sun does not saturate the CCD detector. The color is indeed very red.
 When an attempt was made to lighten the image so that the surroundings could be seen, the light from the Sun saturated the medium and appeared white. 
 This image of the red morning sun was shot about 7:30 AM near Atlanta. A small amount of morning fog enhanced the red by Rayleigh scattering out more blue, I am guessing. Successive exposures at about 1 stop difference were taken and the sun from the darker one transferred over the sun image in the lighter one. 

The redness of the sun is about as it appeared to the eye, but the remainder of the sky is much darker than it appeared to the eye, pointing to the remarkable contrast handling ability of human vision.

Saludos

Edgar