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Raindrops are round and are not shaped like teardrops. ... When forecasting rain - however rare in Greece or Turkey - it is important to realise that most people get taught that rain drops are shaped like tears by (university!) teachers that are actively perpetuating this urban myth.
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www.sailingissues.com/rain-teardrop-shaped.html
www.sailingissues.com/rain-teardrop-shaped.html
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The common appearance of raindrops being shaped like a big tear is not very accurate, he notes. "Literature has frequently told us that raindrops are often ...
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atmo.tamu.edu/weather-and-climate/weather-whys/462
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Thunder is the sound that lightning makes and sound travels in waves. Even though we can’t see the thunder, we know that its shape is like a wavy line. ... Besides the swirling and changing winds, there is rain. Most of us think that raindrops are shaped like tears. In truth, as raindrops fall, they are shaped more like...
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www.thenewstribune.com/154/story/978684.html
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The analogy likely began when someone noticed that when raindrops hit a surface such as a window, they roll off like tears flowing down the cheek, having a round front with a ... In truth, raindrops are spherical in shape as they begin to fall. Then, unless they are small, they become shaped more like hamburger buns --
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www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/arc2000/alm00jul...
www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/arc2000/alm00jul.htm
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What shape are the drops? Are they more like a ball, a dome or a pancake? Draw what you see.What happens if you drip several water drops close enough to touch each ... What happens?7• Raindrops aren’t shaped like tears, but more like hamburger buns! • Oil floats on top of water because oil is less dense than water.
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lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/files/ee_pdf_activiti...
lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/files/ee_pdf_activities/oil/DropShape.pdf
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What gives raindrops their shape ... As usual, I asked the kids what they thought raindrops were shaped like, and I got the whole range of guesses, from spheres to flattened shapes, donuts, teardrop shapes and upside-down teardrops. ... No more tears; Bad rain; shapes; Why raindrops are different sizes...
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users.hubwest.com/hubert/mrscience/science15.html
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The shape of raindrops is a common weather misconception. Rain is not shaped like a teardrop. Contrary to popular belief, raindrops are shaped more like hamburger buns. ... Raindrops and Hamburger Buns? - The True Shape of Raindrops Revealed.
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weather.about.com/od/cloudsandprecipitation/a/rainburge...
weather.about.com/od/cloudsandprecipitation/a/rainburgers.htm
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It is a mistake to think of raindrops as like tears ( ), with a bulging base and tapering tail. Raindrops and smaller cloud droplets are round, as can be seen in the background. The shape of large, falling raindrops oscillates between that of an egg and that of a thick pancake, with top and bottom of similar contour at...
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www.atmos.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap09/raindrop.ht...
www.atmos.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap09/raindrop.html
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Yet, I would like to think they could be held to a higher standard as they attempt to convey the image of purveyors of accurate information. Small raindrops (radius < 1 mm) are spherical; larger ones assume a shape more like that of a hamburger bun.
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www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadRain.html
www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadRain.html
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