Hey, Kai...

[The Good Reverend Roger]

"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

[Juana]

Did he actually say that? I love that man.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

It works the same way they can call Santa Clause a "jolly old elf" and "the spirit of giving" yet picture him as a six foot four fatass Coca-Cola^TM shill. 

[Kai]

"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

It'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

[The Good Reverend Roger]

"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

It'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

It 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.

[Freeky]

"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

It'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

It 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.

Emphasized for truth.

[Kai]

"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

It'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

It 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 nose
and if you ever saw it
you 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.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

It'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

It 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 nose
and if you ever saw it
you 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.

My ass is never reflective, but it glows.  Oh, yes.

[Richter]

We can infer, then, that while Rudolph's nose utilizes and re-directs Holy Light ^tm, but is not actually a generating source.  These verses were added after a certain red triplane buzzed Santa's shop screaming about heretics. 
Nobody ever wrote the song "Don't argue theology with a drunken Baron" though.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

It'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

It 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 nose
and if you ever saw it
you 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? 

[Kai]

"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

It'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

It 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 nose
and if you ever saw it
you 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.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

It'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

It 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 nose
and if you ever saw it
you 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.

[Kai]

"According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

It'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

It 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 nose
and if you ever saw it
you 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.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Reindeer can't fly. Note the complete lack of reference to flight in the lyrics.

When I get home tonight, I will offer a mathematical proof of my position.  They fly, and faster than a firefly.

[Epimetheus]

Another relevant line y'all are forgetting is within Santa's request:

"Rudolph, with your nose so bright..."

Rudolph's nose is not only shiny, and SEEMS to glow, but is BRIGHT, which specifically means giving off light.