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Lincoln Riley's younger brother...

tcudoc

Full Member
Also the sky is blue
That is actually incorrect [pushes glasses up off the end of the nose]. The sky "appears" blue due to a phenomenon called Raleigh scattering. This scattering refers to the scattering of electromagnetic radiation (of which light is a form) by particles of a much smaller wavelength. ... These shorter wavelengths correspond to blue hues, hence why when we look at the sky, we see it as blue. But obviously, it is not really blue.
 

HornyWartyToad

Active Member
That is actually incorrect [pushes glasses up off the end of the nose]. The sky "appears" blue due to a phenomenon called Raleigh scattering. This scattering refers to the scattering of electromagnetic radiation (of which light is a form) by particles of a much smaller wavelength. ... These shorter wavelengths correspond to blue hues, hence why when we look at the sky, we see it as blue. But obviously, it is not really blue.
"Raleigh" scattering? "Riley" scattering. . . Hardly seems like coincidence.
 

vicarfrog

Active Member
That is actually incorrect [pushes glasses up off the end of the nose]. The sky "appears" blue due to a phenomenon called Raleigh scattering. This scattering refers to the scattering of electromagnetic radiation (of which light is a form) by particles of a much smaller wavelength. ... These shorter wavelengths correspond to blue hues, hence why when we look at the sky, we see it as blue. But obviously, it is not really blue.
Ah, but Herr Doctor (takes puff of pipe with wry smile), are you not saying when you're a human and you stare at the sky, the shared human experience is to see the sky as blue, just like it is our experience to see the heavenly bodies move across the horizon, even though it's the ground we're upon turning and orbiting?

Could you not say that everything we speak of is born of our shared experiences as humans? If so, how could we ever detach ourselves from our experiences and senses and be...called...human? (Adjusts glasses, takes another puff, and smiles again)
 

McFroggin

Active Member
That is actually incorrect [pushes glasses up off the end of the nose]. The sky "appears" blue due to a phenomenon called Raleigh scattering. This scattering refers to the scattering of electromagnetic radiation (of which light is a form) by particles of a much smaller wavelength. ... These shorter wavelengths correspond to blue hues, hence why when we look at the sky, we see it as blue. But obviously, it is not really blue.
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Spike

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That is actually incorrect [pushes glasses up off the end of the nose]. The sky "appears" blue due to a phenomenon called Raleigh scattering. This scattering refers to the scattering of electromagnetic radiation (of which light is a form) by particles of a much smaller wavelength. ... These shorter wavelengths correspond to blue hues, hence why when we look at the sky, we see it as blue. But obviously, it is not really blue.
It's purple!
 

geefrogs

Active Member
What's the history on "younger brother in big brother shadow" succeeding in college coaching?

The only brothers I know off hand that have had mild success are the Stoops.

(I'm not claiming there's any correlation between sibling rank and success, just creating some banter)
 

geefrogs

Active Member
That is actually incorrect [pushes glasses up off the end of the nose]. The sky "appears" blue due to a phenomenon called Raleigh scattering. This scattering refers to the scattering of electromagnetic radiation (of which light is a form) by particles of a much smaller wavelength. ... These shorter wavelengths correspond to blue hues, hence why when we look at the sky, we see it as blue. But obviously, it is not really blue.

Sir, this is a Wendy's.
 
That is actually incorrect [pushes glasses up off the end of the nose]. The sky "appears" blue due to a phenomenon called Raleigh scattering. This scattering refers to the scattering of electromagnetic radiation (of which light is a form) by particles of a much smaller wavelength. ... These shorter wavelengths correspond to blue hues, hence why when we look at the sky, we see it as blue. But obviously, it is not really blue.
Perception is reality.
 

Limp Lizard

Full Member
Actually, a better example would be blue eyes. There is no blue pigment in eyeballs. Just lack of the melanin responsible for brown eyes. The light scattering makes them look blue.

But when I see a beautiful woman with crystal blue eyes, I don't give a damn!
 

McFroggin

Active Member
What's the history on "younger brother in big brother shadow" succeeding in college coaching?

The only brothers I know off hand that have had mild success are the Stoops.

(I'm not claiming there's any correlation between sibling rank and success, just creating some banter)

Harbaugh brothers are pretty legit at coaching
 

TopFrog

Lifelong Frog
That is actually incorrect [pushes glasses up off the end of the nose]. The sky "appears" blue due to a phenomenon called Raleigh scattering. This scattering refers to the scattering of electromagnetic radiation (of which light is a form) by particles of a much smaller wavelength. ... These shorter wavelengths correspond to blue hues, hence why when we look at the sky, we see it as blue. But obviously, it is not really blue.
Duh. Who didn't know that?
 

Paint It Purple

Active Member
Duh. Who didn't know that?
Of course you knew this too:
Current understanding is that the eye contains 6 to 7 million cones that can be divided into "red" cones (64%), "green" cones (32%), and "blue" cones (2%). The "blue" cones are identified by the peak of their light response curve at about 445 nm. They are unique among the cones in that they constitute only about 2% of the total number and are found outside the fovea centralis where the green and red cones are concentrated. Although they are much more light sensitive than the green and red cones, it is not enough to overcome their disadvantage in numbers. However, the blue sensitivity of our final visual perception is comparable to that of red and green, suggesting that there is a somewhat selective "blue amplifier" somewhere in the visual processing in the brain.
 
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