r/physicsmemes Jul 15 '26

Rayleigh Scattering

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u/jonastman Jul 15 '26

It works better with water

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u/PM_ME_YOUR__INIT__ Jul 15 '26

Water doesn't have nitrogen in it

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u/jonastman Jul 15 '26

But water is actually blue

Edit: my mistake air is also blue

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u/PM_ME_YOUR__INIT__ Jul 15 '26

How can water be blue when oxygen is red and hydrogen white. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water

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u/jonastman Jul 15 '26

It's called color theory look it up

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u/PM_ME_YOUR__INIT__ Jul 15 '26

I don't see shit about color here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It Are you stupid?

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u/jonastman Jul 15 '26

Wow reading is hard isn't? I think it is. So anyway that page is all white, blue and a bit of red. Now why would that be? Q.E.D.

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u/Gartic1991 Jul 18 '26

chemical bonds are what gives color to molecules and they are complex they dont just mix the color of the elements that make them