Seemed like an obvious answer was that they contain water and it becomes heavier… Looked it up and its quite interesting to revisit the basics…
rain clouds are gray instead of white because of their thickness, or height.
That is, a cloud gets thicker and denser as it gathers more water droplets and ice crystals — the thicker it gets, the more light it scatters, resulting in less light penetrating all the way through it.
Came across a nice cartoon for kids
The moon can be a pretty amazing sight. The idea that the lunar cycle can influence people’s behaviour dates back thousands of years, but has been largely dismissed by modern medicine. But new research suggests there may be some truth to these ancient theories. … Another possibility is that patients are responding to the Moon’s…
My son did this experiment and showed me these two blocks of ice made from the same water… and asked me how they were different… One was more transparent, and the other was more whitish and transclucent. I realized I was unclear about the answer, but before my gray cells could warm up… he told…
I personally have a 10×50 model pocket sized but some unknown company years ago. Did some research for a new one recently. I’d suggest not to spend too much time on reading into all the details, its never ending 😅 So here’s a summary… The main criteria to consider for your specific needs are: magnification weight…
A sky’s view perspective of the transition from dusk to night, seen on two evenings. Different clouds at different altitudes, may move around in different directions… at the same time.
While exploring the seaside, there’s a lovely place to visit… Came face to face with different friends along the way… Flaunting off the pretty wings… Meowwelcome… …wwwhatever… back to my nap now… Lovely water side… No hurry here… The Mantra Surf Club, at Mulki, near Udupi (western Karnataka, India coast). Their site says… This lesson…
This evening for a few minutes there was this bright sunshine 🌞 + heavy rain 🌧 … illuminating every raindrop as it tumbled down from the clouds, on to the shimmering trees. But as we witness this (hyperlapse) video of the orchestration in the sky… we can see different layers of clouds, not all moving…