• MalReynolds@slrpnk.net
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    43 minutes ago

    Wow, wrong, Do some research, but I will help if needed (seriously, DM me or whatever) but why not do it publicly, You’re asking the right questions and that counts for a lot.

    Reflecting the ocean is not a thing, but rayleigh scattering is a real reason for blue sky.

    Science rocks.

    • isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      23 minutes ago

      Deeper, I would simply say that the sky is blue because air is blue. You cite Rayleigh scattering, but you’re just describing how light interacts with air. The only reason any material has any color is because how it interacts with light.

      Air is blue. You can explain its blueness just like you can the physics origin of any other object’s color. But ultimately the sky is blue because air is blue.