The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for December 26, 2015
December 25, 2015
December 27, 2015
Transcript:
Wilberforce: Sunshine through raindrops can cause a rainbow, right? Brutus: That's right. Wilberforce: And snow is what rain becomes when it's cold outside? Brutus: Mm-hmm. Wilberforce: Then, when the sun shines through snowflakes, are there snow-bows?
hawgowar almost 9 years ago
Actually, yes. If it is really cold and the snow is light and higher up, you can have a snow bow if the sun shines through it just right. The same principal as sun dogs.
Plods with ...™ almost 9 years ago
@hawgowarThanks. I learned something today.
Egrayjames almost 9 years ago
What’s really cool is when it drops down to like 20 below the frozen water crystals in the air can look like dust does when a sunbeam shines into a room. Each little crystal is suspended in the air and the tinniest of rainbow colors reflect off of them.
Jim Kerner almost 9 years ago
I remember watching the Weather Channel a few years ago. It was a blizzard. During the segment, Jim Cantore was reporting on the storm. When all of a sudden, there was a clap of thunder. Cantore was excited about the thunder snow. It seems that thunder snow is rare.