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Rain. Heavy Rain.

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Rainy weather. There is a copious amount of permutations when it comes to rain. These terms which humans have defined are of course arbitrary. Heavy rain. Drizzle. Sideways rain. To quote

Forrest Gump: “…rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath.“

This is of course because he walked through a swamp. Nonetheless, they are all equally annoying. It depends on the perspective. As a human you may think that rain is wet, cold and unremarkable. This is sometimes the case. However, it often occurs to me that I am more likely to enjoy a cup of tea with a good book when the rain forces me to stay indoors. The sound of raindrops as they hit my window is comforting. It aids me in clearing my mind. Such an experience can be quite cosy. Also, it is the only source of water for various animals and plants. Some lakes are even created by heavy rain.

Rainbows. Rain is also the reason we are delighted with this phenomenon. A rainbow occurs only when the sun projects light through a prism. In this case, the raindrops behave as prisms. Colours are light. Light is photons. Photons are measured in wavelengths. We are only able to observe some wavelengths. These are categorised as the visible spectrum.
Visible-spectrum
If every single colour is projected the result is white-“transparent”. This is the reason for all colours in the Universe. A leaf, for instance, is green because it projects a specific part of the “light” from the sun. Every other colour is let through, but green is reflected back into any direction. I am talking about our vision, so I may as well bring up an interesting fact. Our vision is relative. When the colour of an object is interpreted by our brain brightness is also a determinant. Our brain compares the object to the surrounding environment.
To prove this to you, here is a picture:
optical-illusion-color
You will realise that the green rectangles are identical by comparing them.

Why does rain occur? Most of us know this from biology class.

Water is evaporated by thermal heat from the sun. Water from the sea or perhaps a lake. The vapour then, forms a cloud in the sky. Condensation. It stays as a cloud until the temperature and amount of vapour is unbalanced. Then, the water alternates from gas phase to liquid phase. Precipitation. Hereby unleashing rain.

Good or bad? To me rain is a necessary thing. Therefore, I choose to enjoy it. To you it may or may not be. However, it is your choice. Rainy weather should not be an excuse for anything. We are as humans adaptable to our environment. Whether it is raining outside or not. You should do what you want to. Not what nature forces you to. Equip the proper clothes and you should be able to do anything on a rainy day. Yesterday I went for a walk. It rained. It rained heavily. Anyway it was a great stroll. It felt refreshing. Although it was in the middle of the night. At this juncture, the streets were actually quite tranquil. I went for a nine kilometre walk. Passing a total of four pedestrians and two to three cars. The fact that I was dripping wet afterwards only made it more pleasant. You sometimes forget the world around you. You sometimes forget the feeling of being cold and tired. The cold part you are not even obligated to feel. Simply put on a warm and waterproof coat.

– Happy New Year!

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