How do they even know there's a hole in the ozone layer?

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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    ClimberInOz wrote:
    Not really. The main reason is the nitrogen content of the atmosphere. Blue photons of light bounce off nitrogen, so they take a very erratic journey from the edge of the atmosphere to our eyes. And because of this they apprach our eyes from all directions. Consequently we see the sky as blue.

    Its the same reason that sunsets are red. At sunset, the light we see passes through the atmosphere sideways (somewhat parallel to the ground), so the blue photons bounce either into the ground or out of the atmosphere leaving the light we see dominated by red photons.

    Ooooh. Learn something new every day.:) Cheers, guy.
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  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    I got sunburnt in DEVON a few weeks ago... only sat out for 15 minutes.

    well dont come to australia then or you will end up like a roast dinner!
    the summer sun here is very strong!
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    ClimberInOz wrote:
    Anyway, hope that helps. I try not to get carried away on these topics because I am aware that not everbody find some of these concepts as interesting as I do. But if I glossed over anything and you want more detais, just ask.
    thank you :) you just might have me convinced after all :o dammit...

    *moves on to conspiracy theory no. 3957* :)
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  • Hinny
    Hinny Posts: 1,610
    Helen, you should come and I'll show you. See, there's this big hot air balloon up there with a big piece of cardboard hanging off it, and on it it says:

    "G'day mate. This is basically where the ozone layer is, and there's a hole in it, a bit like this hole you see in the cardboard, only instead of cardboard ozone is a layer of air. Incidently, the hole was made when we were writing this on Bondi Beach and some stinking Pommy backpacker tried to shag some bludging unemployed Kiwi surfie chick through this oversized piece of paper. So there you have it. Now join us back down on the ground for a barbie!"
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  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    Hinny wrote:
    Helen, you should come and I'll show you. See, there's this big hot air balloon up there with a big piece of cardboard hanging off it, and on it it says:

    "G'day mate. This is basically where the ozone layer is, and there's a hole in it, a bit like this hole you see in the cardboard, only instead of cardboard ozone is a layer of air. Incidently, the hole was made when we were writing this on Bondi Beach and some stinking Pommy backpacker tried to shag some bludging unemployed Kiwi surfie chick through this oversized piece of paper. So there you have it. Now join us back down on the ground for a barbie!"

    riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

    strangest analogy i have seenn, but anyways!
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!

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