| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. 09:20 - Dec 12 with 4192 views | MattinLondon |
My four year old just asked a science question which has totally stumped me - admittedly not exactly hard to do that.
Anyway, he knows that daylight happens because of the sun. Even I know that. But why is space black? If the earth can get light from the sun why is space still dark?
Hope I’ve explained that properly. Thanks. |  | | |  |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:24 - Dec 12 with 1845 views | Keno |
cos it makes special effects in sci fi films look more dramatic |  |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:25 - Dec 12 with 1834 views | MattinLondon |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:24 - Dec 12 by Keno |
cos it makes special effects in sci fi films look more dramatic |
That answer is still better than what I had to offer. | | | |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:29 - Dec 12 with 1821 views | Keno |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:25 - Dec 12 by MattinLondon |
That answer is still better than what I had to offer. |
or you could have "Mrs God insists the lights are turned off so as not to waste electricity and use the bulbs even tho that means you risk bumping into things and gauging your leg trying to find there ****ing light switch" | |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:32 - Dec 12 with 1789 views | MattinLondon |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:29 - Dec 12 by Keno |
or you could have "Mrs God insists the lights are turned off so as not to waste electricity and use the bulbs even tho that means you risk bumping into things and gauging your leg trying to find there ****ing light switch" |
I’ll use that answer but without the f**cking. | | | |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:36 - Dec 12 with 1772 views | factual_blue |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:24 - Dec 12 by Keno |
cos it makes special effects in sci fi films look more dramatic |
Or, to be more seasonal, Santa's reindeer don't like bright lights. |  |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:37 - Dec 12 with 1773 views | Keno |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:32 - Dec 12 by MattinLondon |
I’ll use that answer but without the f**cking. |
sorry, obviously that wasn't from any personal experience at all, ever | |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:38 - Dec 12 with 1765 views | Keno |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:36 - Dec 12 by factual_blue |
Or, to be more seasonal, Santa's reindeer don't like bright lights. |
Facters, dont be silly.
The reindeer dont need bright light they are guided by Rudolphs nose | |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:40 - Dec 12 with 1762 views | factual_blue |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:38 - Dec 12 by Keno |
Facters, dont be silly.
The reindeer dont need bright light they are guided by Rudolphs nose |
Strictly speaking, Rudolph isn't one of the reindeer.
Even more precisely, none of that Santa stuff is real. | |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:43 - Dec 12 with 1747 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:40 - Dec 12 by factual_blue |
Strictly speaking, Rudolph isn't one of the reindeer.
Even more precisely, none of that Santa stuff is real. |
Evidence |  |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:46 - Dec 12 with 1731 views | Keno |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:40 - Dec 12 by factual_blue |
Strictly speaking, Rudolph isn't one of the reindeer.
Even more precisely, none of that Santa stuff is real. |
Woah!!!
Hold on now factors, there is some crap posted on here but that has to be the most ridiculous thing ever posted ever..
You'll be claiming next that Paul Lambert once played in Germany | |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:47 - Dec 12 with 1736 views | BrianTablet |
According to Einstein's Theory of Interplanetary Light Abstraction, all extraneous sunlight is absorbed by the loser's ribbons. [Post edited 12 Dec 2020 9:47]
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:48 - Dec 12 with 1716 views | Herbivore |
Probably something to do with lack of atmosphere and reflective surfaces? I don't know, science isn't really my bag. |  |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:48 - Dec 12 with 1717 views | footers |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:40 - Dec 12 by factual_blue |
Strictly speaking, Rudolph isn't one of the reindeer.
Even more precisely, none of that Santa stuff is real. |
Exactly. It's Father Christmas. |  |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:51 - Dec 12 with 1692 views | factual_blue |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:29 - Dec 12 by Keno |
or you could have "Mrs God insists the lights are turned off so as not to waste electricity and use the bulbs even tho that means you risk bumping into things and gauging your leg trying to find there ****ing light switch" |
Gauging your leg is quite tricky.
Depends what sort of gauge you use. | |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:51 - Dec 12 with 1695 views | MattinLondon |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:40 - Dec 12 by factual_blue |
Strictly speaking, Rudolph isn't one of the reindeer.
Even more precisely, none of that Santa stuff is real. |
If Santa isn’t really how do you explain this? Santa at ‘spoons last year.
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:54 - Dec 12 with 1686 views | dickie |
How is it that in space, despite the Sun's presence, the surroundings look black? Apollo photos show a black sky, even with strong sunlight on the surface.
The Moon owes its black sky to not having an atmosphere that can scatter photons. The sky is so dark that an astronaut hiding from sunlight in a shadow would be able to see the stars.
NASA
The answer to this question can be summed up in two words: no atmosphere.
Planetary atmospheres cause bright light to scatter. Atoms, molecules, and dust interact with photons, causing them to diffuse through increasingly dense layers as they near a body’s surface. On Earth, our atmosphere preferentially scatters blue light, so the daytime sky appears blue. And although Mars has an atmosphere that is some 100 times thinner than our planet’s, there’s still enough of it to cause the sky to appear a deep grayish blue, and if martian dust is whipped up by the tenuous surface winds, the sky turns a salmon pink.
On the Moon, there is no atmosphere, so there’s nothing to scatter photons, even from a brilliant source like the Sun. In fact, if you could find a deep enough shadow that shields your eyes from direct sunlight as well as light reflected off the surrounding terrain, you’d be able to see the stars!
There’s another factor that plays into images taken by the Apollo astronauts from the Moon’s surface, and that is the limited dynamic range of the film used to record their surface activities. The sunlight is so overwhelmingly bright that, in order to record highlights, the shadows and sky had to be heavily underexposed
According to astronomy.com |  | | |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:54 - Dec 12 with 1684 views | StokieBlue |
Not sure you'll want a proper answer but need to keep up my geeky appearance to the Spruce:
- The universe isn't infinity old and thus the light from all the stars which would be bright hasn't yet had time to reach us.
- Light that is from far away could be redshifted out of our visible spectrum thus it appears dark.
It's a great question though, kids often ask the best questions.
SB |  | | |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:56 - Dec 12 with 1671 views | MattinLondon |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:54 - Dec 12 by dickie |
How is it that in space, despite the Sun's presence, the surroundings look black? Apollo photos show a black sky, even with strong sunlight on the surface.
The Moon owes its black sky to not having an atmosphere that can scatter photons. The sky is so dark that an astronaut hiding from sunlight in a shadow would be able to see the stars.
NASA
The answer to this question can be summed up in two words: no atmosphere.
Planetary atmospheres cause bright light to scatter. Atoms, molecules, and dust interact with photons, causing them to diffuse through increasingly dense layers as they near a body’s surface. On Earth, our atmosphere preferentially scatters blue light, so the daytime sky appears blue. And although Mars has an atmosphere that is some 100 times thinner than our planet’s, there’s still enough of it to cause the sky to appear a deep grayish blue, and if martian dust is whipped up by the tenuous surface winds, the sky turns a salmon pink.
On the Moon, there is no atmosphere, so there’s nothing to scatter photons, even from a brilliant source like the Sun. In fact, if you could find a deep enough shadow that shields your eyes from direct sunlight as well as light reflected off the surrounding terrain, you’d be able to see the stars!
There’s another factor that plays into images taken by the Apollo astronauts from the Moon’s surface, and that is the limited dynamic range of the film used to record their surface activities. The sunlight is so overwhelmingly bright that, in order to record highlights, the shadows and sky had to be heavily underexposed
According to astronomy.com |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:57 - Dec 12 with 1671 views | Keno |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:54 - Dec 12 by StokieBlue |
Not sure you'll want a proper answer but need to keep up my geeky appearance to the Spruce:
- The universe isn't infinity old and thus the light from all the stars which would be bright hasn't yet had time to reach us.
- Light that is from far away could be redshifted out of our visible spectrum thus it appears dark.
It's a great question though, kids often ask the best questions.
SB |
The other day 3 year old grandson asked me 'Papa why are you so old" | |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:58 - Dec 12 with 1662 views | MattinLondon |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:54 - Dec 12 by StokieBlue |
Not sure you'll want a proper answer but need to keep up my geeky appearance to the Spruce:
- The universe isn't infinity old and thus the light from all the stars which would be bright hasn't yet had time to reach us.
- Light that is from far away could be redshifted out of our visible spectrum thus it appears dark.
It's a great question though, kids often ask the best questions.
SB |
It is a great question. But I thought I had a couple more years left before he realised I know nothing. | | | |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:58 - Dec 12 with 1665 views | bluelagos |
Wait til he gets a half decent primary school teacher and then comes home and tells you the Moon doesn't shine :-) |  |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 10:00 - Dec 12 with 1647 views | footers |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 09:58 - Dec 12 by MattinLondon |
It is a great question. But I thought I had a couple more years left before he realised I know nothing. |
Sh1t him up now by telling him about taxes and women. | |
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| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 10:01 - Dec 12 with 1634 views | Keno |
| Stumped by a science question asked by a four year old. on 10:00 - Dec 12 by footers |
Sh1t him up now by telling him about taxes and women. |
gets worse, one day you'll have to explain Ipswich Town FC | |
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