tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post5566532606447028083..comments2024-03-27T06:25:29.002-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `Straight to the Essence of the Human'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-66849003016447549132016-03-26T11:52:16.431-05:002016-03-26T11:52:16.431-05:00This is very literal, but I thought it might inter...This is very literal, but I thought it might interest you to know that in Australia eucalypts actually give off a blue haze, making ranges of hills and mountains look a deep blue from a distance. One of the many things I miss whe far away from home. Here is an extract about the phenomenon from an Australian government publication on eucalypts:<br /><br />"The sight of the blue haze from the eucalyptus oil arising from the bush in the mountain ranges west of Sydney gave the Blue Mountains their name.<br /><br />The blue is not only the effect of distance but is also caused by the mountains' characteristic blue haze. Their eucalypt-dominated vegetation disperses fine drops of volatile oil into the atmosphere. The oil drops increase the risk of fire, perfume the air and scatter, with great visual effect, the blue light rays of the spectrum."<br /><br />I am missing the point somewhat, of course<br />zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.com