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Monday May 21 2012
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These are short, science oriented videos that don't fit neatly into other categories. Many are just for fun, as I learn more about the world of video.
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his video was awesome for me!
his video was awesome for me!
Wow!
My 8 year old son LOVES science and wants to do a project on mirages. This video is the perfect explanation of what a mirage is! Thank you for posting. Any suggestions on a mirage science project?
i like ur videos
i like ur videos
Mirage on snow?
Do you know if mirage can happen on snow covered surface?
This winter i was xc-skiing on a flat surface covered in snow and i saw something that looked just like the mirage you described.
I was really amazed because I thought it only happened on a surface that can get much hotter than the air around.
It was a beautiful sunny day and maybe around -5°C and no wind at all.
RE: Mirage on snow?
Yes, it can happen on snow, especially if the air is very cold. The sun heats the snow, which heats the air near the ground. That forms the temperature difference, just as it does in the desert. The air near the ground does not have to be hot, just warmer than the air above it. I would love to actually see a snow mirage. Bet it was amazing.
I appreciate your great work
That's a very interesting idea. I appreciate your great work.
closing up on the road
that was such a good idea! I liked how we could see what was happening
So Good!
Haha, the ending cracks me up! Such a good idea, I totally agree. Well done Bob. I watched this as the movers got everything out of my house and into my new one...but they couldn't take my computer! What would I do without internet?!
yah that was really funny!!!
yah that was really funny!!!
Really good
Awesome episode, i didn't konw that that was what mirages were. Well done!
so cool
that was a great video.i did not know that you your standing on salt.
kewl
standing on salt ohhhh kewl
that was cool
I'm gonna watch MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cool
i did not know that your standing on salt and when you were walking to the camera you looked very sceing. the ending was so funny.lol
If you taste the salt will
If you taste the salt will you get sick?
No, the salt will not make
No, the salt will not make you sick. In fact, the salt in the salt shaker on your table was probably dug up from salt flats.
hahaha!!!
The ending is so funny! I really like it.
-Maggie
mirage question
How does a mirage allow a relection on the refraction? I noticed it when you where driving and the oncoming car appeared to be reflecting of the mirage on the road surface.
Thanks,
Sunlight hits the oncoming
Sunlight hits the oncoming car and is reflected towards the road. Instead of hitting the road and being absorbed, the light is refracted (bent) upwards towards your eye, or in this case, the camera, so that you see what looks like a mirror image reflection. The difference is that the light is not hitting something and bouncing back. Instead, it is bending to let you see light which would normally be hitting the road.
wow
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!that is cool
Cool Ending
Love the ending! You should try out for American Idol sometime!
If he were
If he were on American Idol,there wouldn't be any science videos on here.Instead there would be music videos!
LOL! I have never been known
LOL! I have never been known for my singing abilities.
I think you're great at
I think you're great at singing too.
New Career?
Oh, Brother! What an ending!
bloopers
Great "end"! You have a great sense of humor.
love the end
i totally love the ending too.he does have a great sense of humor.
Funny End
Cool video, and I liked the ending! lol You should try out for american idol !
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We think that the ending is very funny!
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