And another short series to keep you entertained while I’m on vacation! This time it’s titled Science explains and revolves around weird phenomena. I hope you’ll have as much fun reading it as I had researching!
It’s raining fish! Wait, what? Fish? Those should be in the water not raining down to the ground!
Although it seems like a weird story made up to collect some upvotes it really happened in Sri Lanka in 2014. And it wasn’t the first time this ever happened. There have been reports that a similar rain happened in the year 1900 in Providence, Rhode Island.
But how did this happen? How was it possible that fish with a weight of several kilograms are lifted up into the air and then dropped about a kilometer away from water?
Certain weather conditions can cause waterspouts or mini-tornados which, if they’re strong enough, pick up the local wildlife and carry them a significant distance before spitting them out again. And that doesn’t only happen to fish!
Prawns, frogs or spiders can also fall victim to strong winds that rip them from their homes and let them rain down somewhere else.
Of course, something like “Sharknado” is a bit unlikely. While it is possible that some animals that are dragged away survive the whole procedure, it’s deadly for a lot of them, especially the ones that depend on water. Additionally, Sharks are way too heavy – and usually too deep under the surface to be picked up.
Still, if you leave the house one day and are hit by some weird animal falling out of the sky that isn’t supposed to be up there in the first place, you know what’s going on.
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Fish rain down on Sri Lanka village
Picture taken from pixabay.com
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