Observations and inanities by a second-shift assistant supervisor in the Puppy-Grinding division of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy® (our motto: "Sure it's cruel, but think of the jobs!"), your host, Brent Rasmussen.
"The stupid - it BURNS!"
It's Primary Election day here, and in a bit I'll be going to the polls to make some careful, considered choices.
But things like this sometimes make me wonder why I bother. The human race is clearly doomed.
Jim Downey
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That means that the water at Niagara Falls must be hugely polluted, because I saw those rainbow things when I went there 20 years ago. It was on the Canadian side too (aka the side that looks great), so we can't blame the US government for the pollution.
Well, you've either found one of the most uneducated people in America, or one of the best actors in America. I mean think about it, could you make a speech that dumb without erupting in a fit of giggles? I know I couldn't.
Obviously
In this age of a personal Jesus I would think she would be smart enough to recognize her own personal covenant with god just like Noah. I mean jeez.
wow
I think you have just located the dumbest person in the United States. I'd bet a lot of money that she's a rabid Bush supporter...
There is a positive side to all this
Jim, I think you do not appreciate the scientific curiosity exhibited by the lady speaking on this video. Here we have someone completely without a hint of scientific education attempting to comprehend the phenomenon appearing in her back yard. In the interest of posterity, she wisely documents the date and time of the phenomenon and adeptly uses a highly complicated recording device to record the effect. Further, she poses several routes of investigation to determine how it is created; “perhaps something is oozing out of our ground” and “what the heck is in our oxygen supply“, could easily be valid areas for further research. She also identifies “metallic oxide salts’ as one hypothesis as to the source.
All in all, I think you need to reassess your concerns here. After all, you should be extremely pleased that she does not see the image of her savior and redeemer in this phenomenon.
I might agree ...
Still, I can't believe she never ran through sprinklers when she was a little girl.
And I'm still hearing a Sam Kinison voice in my head screaming "Why doesn't she read a fucking book!?!"
Or at least check Wikipedia.
Trivia question: If you see a rainbow, which direction from you is the sun?
Also: Any of you ever seen double rainbows? Rainbow rings around the moon? Sundog rainbows?
And, um, if dogs can't see color, what is it they see when you see a rainbow?
Trivia answers
I don't know, in front(ish) of me?
Yes, yes, and yes.
Actually, dogs can see some colors, so they probably see something similar to what we see in a rainbow (http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/27/can-dogs-see-colors/).
Rob Miles
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There are only 10 types of people in the world;
those who understand binary and those who don't.
Colorblindness
Dogs are dichromatic, not trichromatic like us. This means that they only have 2 cone receptors to differentiate color, not three like us. So they "see" colors, they just can't tell them apart from each other. I always like to try to imagine what other colors would look like if we had 4 or 5 receptors to further distinguish the different wavelengths from each other. Its a game I've played with myself since I was a kid.
Dogs have color deficiencies in comparison to humans, but they have a concentrated rod area on their retina that allows them to detect movement and shapes much better than us.
And to help you remember the difference between rods and cones, remember cone=color (both have c).
Excellent Point!
Maybe she's just ignorant, and is flailing around trying to at least understand what to her must seem like an impossible phenomenon. *shrug* I mean, this is ignorance on a par with very small children, yes, and she happens to be a fully-grown adult woman, yes, but, but...
Nah. Sorry. It's just too stupid for words. :)
Ah, true
Good point, suh! I shall delay my despair a bit. Until, of course, the next case of absurd pareidolia comes along.
Which gives me what, about an hour and a half, at the outside?
*sigh*
Jim Downey
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I feel too embarrassed for
I feel too embarrassed for this person to make fun of them.
This is a very good demonstration of how easily people can be duped. This is why I refrain from being too passionate about something unless I *know* what I'm talking about.
did you see the angels?
Don't tell me that was "just mist" there. Angels, people! They are featured "prodominatly" in the video, if you just let yourself see them.
She's got a point, though
What IS oozing out of our ground that would cause sunlight to refract through water vapor like a prism? Surely this is something that has never before been seen by man. I mean, it's understandable why a rainbow does it, because it's so high up in the air where pollution belongs.
Jeez, I just realized that no matter how much I try to parody this, I can't possibly make it any funnier than it already is. You're right, Jim, the human race is doomed.
Rob Miles
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There are only 10 types of people in the world;
those who understand binary and those who don't.
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