When God takes bath in the paradise, we all are bestowed with the
blessed water descending as Rain. But what is Rain? Water droplets, that
become substantial enough to drop under gravity, due to, reduction of
water vapors present in the atmosphere is called Rain. It is an
essential part of the water cycle and is responsible for saving the
larger part of the fresh water on the Earth. Here are some interesting
facts about this elixir of life:
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1. Amazing Shapes of the rain drop!
A
majority of us think raindrops look like teardrops; they indeed look
more like chocolate chip delights. Raindrops have sizes fluctuating from
0.1 to 9 mm in diameter, above which they tend to break up. The most
diminutive raindrops are called cloud droplets, and their shape is
round. Big raindrops are shaped like parachutes. The biggest raindrops
on Earth were recorded in Brazil and the Marshall Islands in 2004— some
of them were as huge as 10 mm. Source: Wikipedia
2. Rain of Fish!
Rain of Fish Festival, YoraIn
some parts of the earth, unusual things have been known to fall from
the sky. It rains tadpoles and small fish in addition to other things.
The Rain of Fish is normal in Honduran Folklore. A celebration known as
Rain of Fish Festival is feted consistently in the city of Yoro, as
hundreds of living fish are found on the ground after it rains there in
between the months of May & July. Source: atlasobscura.com, image: schwartzhonduras.weebly.com
3. Ouch! That hurts!
The
maximum speed of a falling raindrop can differ from 18 to 22 miles per
hour. Water, for the most part, tumbles to earth at a low speed; this is
on account of raindrops having special shapes that build the impact of
atmospheric friction. If this atmospheric friction doesn’t act against
the downpour, each drop would come down at incredible speeds and can
cause a lot of harm. Source: propelsteps.wordpress.com
4. Rain can be measured!
Rain gaugeRain
gauges are used to quantify the measure of rainfall in a particular
zone over a set period. They can be basic or complex, and they don’t
quantify solidified precipitation. Most rain gauges measure the
precipitation in millimeters proportionate to liters per square meter.
The level of precipitation is sometimes reported as inches or
centimeters. Source: Wikipedia, image: wikimedia.org
5. Colorful Rain!
Colored
rain is a type of rain which contains enough dust that is noticeable
without utilizing a magnifying instrument. Kottayam region in Kerala,
encountered the red precipitation most as compared to any other part of
the world. Overwhelming storms happened in which the downpour was shaded
red, recoloring garments with an appearance like that of blood.
Similarly Yellow, green, and black downpour was also reported. Source: oddee.com 6. Dancing to the rain music!
Pitter-patter sound of raindrops striking the surface of the earth is produced by bubbles of air wavering underwater. Source: Wikipedia
7. Rain on other planets
Rainfall
happens on other planets of the solar system too; however, it is
different from the rain we encounter here on earth. There it might be
made out of methane, neon, and sulfuric corrosive or significantly iron
rather than water. Rain on Venus is made of Sulfuric acid, and on
Saturn’s moon Titan, precipitation is methane rather than water. Source: zmescience.com, image: wikimedia.org
8. Ever wonder how much rain weighs?
The
actual non-metaphorical weight of rain is shockingly substantial; an
inch of rain on an acre of land, it measures roughly 226,000 pounds, and
in every minute, 1 billion tons of rain falls on the earth. Source: skymetweather.com
9. A rain that doesn’t wet you!
If
there is rain in the desert, the chances are that you might not get
wet. This rain is called Phantom rain as it’s hard to know whether it
rained or not, as the droplets fade away under the influence of hot air. Source: rd.com
10. Rain makes the grass look greener!
Rain
droplets contain dissolved nitrogen that comes from the air. This free
and natural fertilizer makes the grass look greener after rainfall. Source: catchexasrain.com, image: flickr
11. I love that smell, when it rains
As
a matter of fact, downpour has no odor. When it rains, the substance
called geosmin consolidates with plant oils which are discharged from
the soil to give it a natural aroma and the scent that lingers afterward
is called “petrichor.” Source: bbc.com, image: flickr
12. Rain brought a new Category of weather forecasting!
An
American, an owner of the radio station, was caught in the rain; he
established a new category of the weather forecasting, which talked
about the rain several times a day. Source: speakingtree.in
13. Let’s play Darts!
The
game of dart was imagined only in light of rain. A gathering of
Archer’s when stuck in the downpour during a competition; went to a bar
where they began throwing short arrows towards an aim on the wall. Source: managingworld.com
14. Neverending Rain!
There is no end to rain in Mt. Waialeale in Kauai, Hawaii, as it has up to 350 rainy days every year. Source: Wikipedia
15. Artificial Rain – Droughts are just over
As
the world hits the 21st century, now it is possible to make the
artificial rain. Particles of dry ice tossed from the plane specifically
to the cumulus cloud. In a cloud, carbon dioxide is wrapped with water
and falls as a snowflake, heating on the way and transforming into Rain. Source: Wikipedia, image: thenewstribe.com
16. Rain in the form of currency!
Botswana, 5 PulaRain
affects the social states of mind over the world. In Botswana, the
Setswana word for rain is “pula,” which is utilized as the name for the
national currency, in acknowledgment of the economic significance of
rain in this desert nation. Source: Wikipedia, image: library.yale.edu
17. The Villain Rain!
Rain
with high amounts of acid or hydrogen ions (a low pH) is called acid
rain. It is caused because of the release of SulphurDioxide and Nitrogen
Oxides into the air.
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