Crazy fog

[Se7en]

Was out playing with my 500lumen flash light and its very foggy out. Why is it each particle is perfect diameter ? Circle shaped and when facing the light up the particles close to the lenses.of the flash light create a swirled motion like the particles are dancing ? Weird shit happens at 2am in socal.

 

[Mudfoot]

Ask Bill Nye.

 

[RatsoW8]

So you're actually able to see the shape of every particle of water vapor in fog? You sir are superhuman.

 

[IMD262]

I now assume you have one of these:

 

[Se7en]

Lol @ maryjane card. I haven't smoked pot in almost 12 years. Im serious as all heck they looked like grains of sand but, perfect in circular diameter tho.

 

[Beetle]

A perfect sphere is the smallest volume a given number of water (or any other liquid) molecules can occupy. With larger raindrops, gravity and air currents affect the shape, but in a mist/fog, the droplets are so small that the surface tension outweighs gravity, and the droplets just float in the air.

I thank my high school physics teacher, Mr. Tom Neal (SK) for drumming stuff like that into my head! 50+ years ago!

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

A perfect sphere is the smallest volume a given number of water (or any other liquid) molecules can occupy. With larger raindrops, gravity and air currents affect the shape, but in a mist/fog, the droplets are so small that the surface tension outweighs gravity, and the droplets just float in the air.

I thank my high school physics teacher, Mr. Tom Neal (SK) for drumming stuff like that into my head! 50+ years ago!

Exactly. Since atmospheric pressure is equal all around the droplets they are forced into a perfect sphere. External forces like gravity,wind, G-forces etc will distort the shape from a sphere. Typical high school physics stuff.

 

[fodendaf]

The heat from the flashlight could cause turbulence in the air near the lens. I've often seen vapour rising from the lens of powerful flashlights for 6 feet much like your breath would turn in to vapour on a cold day.

 

[Se7en]

So.... am i just crazy or wtf im worried now that i was able to see that the little round things floating in the air! **** you science >>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6PXoyNP1k

 

[fodendaf]

No I see nothing there to indicate you're crazy. If you had visual snow or distortions in depth perception that could be worth looking into.
I see your crazy fog and raise you one crazy frog;
Crazy Frog - Axel F - YouTube

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

No I see nothing there to indicate you're crazy

Yes but have you checked out the rest of his posts?

 

[Se7en]

Yes but have you checked out the rest of his posts?

Those posts that.you sor try to label me is just for show.

 

[Eastside]

Was out playing with my 500lumen flash light and its very foggy out. Why is it each particle is perfect diameter ? Circle shaped and when facing the light up the particles close to the lenses.of the flash light create a swirled motion like the particles are dancing ? Weird shit happens at 2am in socal.

I do that....amazing how much crap is in the air we breath.