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"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."-Neil deGrasse Tyson
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 12:49:52 am"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."-Neil deGrasse TysonIt's true. But also says "you could even say it glowed". So, the nose not only reflected light, it emitted light. Thereby being useful both in bright sun and in fog.Also,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLrwwOxnaA
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 02:39:55 amQuote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 12:49:52 am"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."-Neil deGrasse TysonIt's true. But also says "you could even say it glowed". So, the nose not only reflected light, it emitted light. Thereby being useful both in bright sun and in fog.Also,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLrwwOxnaAIt states that his nose IS shiny, and COMPARES it to a glowing object.Also, that video kicks ass. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a fucking TITAN.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 02:47:29 amQuote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 02:39:55 amQuote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 12:49:52 am"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."-Neil deGrasse TysonIt's true. But also says "you could even say it glowed". So, the nose not only reflected light, it emitted light. Thereby being useful both in bright sun and in fog.Also,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLrwwOxnaAIt states that his nose IS shiny, and COMPARES it to a glowing object.Also, that video kicks ass. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a fucking TITAN.Let's consult the relevant lines, here:Rudolf the red nosed reindeer/had a very shiny noseand if you ever saw ityou could even say it glowed.The first observation is, indeed of reflectivity, but on closer scrutiny, it has some low level of bioluminescence. Many such natural lights are barely discernable under less than idea conditions. The blue ghost firefly (Phausis reticulata) has a very dim yet continuous light, not at all visible during twilight but spectacularly visible under dark conditions, especially in fog, where they look like will 'o the wisps. Such bioluminescent organs are reflective under normal lighting conditions.
Anyone ever think about how Richter inhabits the same reality as you and just scream and scream and scream, but in a good way?
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 03:09:49 amQuote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 02:47:29 amQuote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 02:39:55 amQuote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 12:49:52 am"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."-Neil deGrasse TysonIt's true. But also says "you could even say it glowed". So, the nose not only reflected light, it emitted light. Thereby being useful both in bright sun and in fog.Also,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLrwwOxnaAIt states that his nose IS shiny, and COMPARES it to a glowing object.Also, that video kicks ass. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a fucking TITAN.Let's consult the relevant lines, here:Rudolf the red nosed reindeer/had a very shiny noseand if you ever saw ityou could even say it glowed.The first observation is, indeed of reflectivity, but on closer scrutiny, it has some low level of bioluminescence. Many such natural lights are barely discernable under less than idea conditions. The blue ghost firefly (Phausis reticulata) has a very dim yet continuous light, not at all visible during twilight but spectacularly visible under dark conditions, especially in fog, where they look like will 'o the wisps. Such bioluminescent organs are reflective under normal lighting conditions.But does a blue ghost firefly emit enough light to act as a guide in dense fog and/or blizzard conditions?
Quote from: TEXAS FAIRIES FOR ALL YOU SPAGS on June 26, 2012, 06:41:15 pmQuote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 03:09:49 amQuote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 02:47:29 amQuote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 02:39:55 amQuote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 12:49:52 am"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."-Neil deGrasse TysonIt's true. But also says "you could even say it glowed". So, the nose not only reflected light, it emitted light. Thereby being useful both in bright sun and in fog.Also,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLrwwOxnaAIt states that his nose IS shiny, and COMPARES it to a glowing object.Also, that video kicks ass. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a fucking TITAN.Let's consult the relevant lines, here:Rudolf the red nosed reindeer/had a very shiny noseand if you ever saw ityou could even say it glowed.The first observation is, indeed of reflectivity, but on closer scrutiny, it has some low level of bioluminescence. Many such natural lights are barely discernable under less than idea conditions. The blue ghost firefly (Phausis reticulata) has a very dim yet continuous light, not at all visible during twilight but spectacularly visible under dark conditions, especially in fog, where they look like will 'o the wisps. Such bioluminescent organs are reflective under normal lighting conditions.But does a blue ghost firefly emit enough light to act as a guide in dense fog and/or blizzard conditions? No, but they are decidedly /smaller/ than a reindeer's nose. Exhibit 1:Phausis reticulata, ventral view. 5-8 mm long. Note the shiny (yet not luminous) organ on the abdomen.Exhibit 2: Reindeer nose, anterior view. ~2-3 cm. Note: not Rudolf.As you can see, the size of a reindeer's nose is several times that of a blue ghost firefly, not to mention only a small portion of that firefly is bioluminescent. QED.
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 08:24:22 pmQuote from: TEXAS FAIRIES FOR ALL YOU SPAGS on June 26, 2012, 06:41:15 pmQuote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 03:09:49 amQuote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 02:47:29 amQuote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 02:39:55 amQuote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 12:49:52 am"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."-Neil deGrasse TysonIt's true. But also says "you could even say it glowed". So, the nose not only reflected light, it emitted light. Thereby being useful both in bright sun and in fog.Also,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLrwwOxnaAIt states that his nose IS shiny, and COMPARES it to a glowing object.Also, that video kicks ass. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a fucking TITAN.Let's consult the relevant lines, here:Rudolf the red nosed reindeer/had a very shiny noseand if you ever saw ityou could even say it glowed.The first observation is, indeed of reflectivity, but on closer scrutiny, it has some low level of bioluminescence. Many such natural lights are barely discernable under less than idea conditions. The blue ghost firefly (Phausis reticulata) has a very dim yet continuous light, not at all visible during twilight but spectacularly visible under dark conditions, especially in fog, where they look like will 'o the wisps. Such bioluminescent organs are reflective under normal lighting conditions.But does a blue ghost firefly emit enough light to act as a guide in dense fog and/or blizzard conditions? No, but they are decidedly /smaller/ than a reindeer's nose. Exhibit 1:Phausis reticulata, ventral view. 5-8 mm long. Note the shiny (yet not luminous) organ on the abdomen.Exhibit 2: Reindeer nose, anterior view. ~2-3 cm. Note: not Rudolf.As you can see, the size of a reindeer's nose is several times that of a blue ghost firefly, not to mention only a small portion of that firefly is bioluminescent. QED.Yes, but the common firefly flies much slower than a reindeer, so perhaps the firefly CAN navigate in fog.
Reindeer can't fly. Note the complete lack of reference to flight in the lyrics.