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Complaining About The Rain
Rain can be nourishing, soothing, and
its soft sounds make for terrific sleeping.
But for some people, rain represents
sadness and is a metaphor for life's hardships.
Whereas on Earth we have rain made of
water - okay, sometimes dirty polluted
water - other planets have far more
bizarre weather.
Venus' rain bathes the planet in
showers of sulfuric acid, a highly corrosive mineral acid. (Who's complaining
now?)
And on the largest moon of Saturn,
called Titan, there are rain showers of methane, which is highly flammable and
explosive.
Scientists believe that on Saturn and
Neptune large hailstones of methane fall and are eventually converted into
diamonds.
These diamond rainstorms may seem
luxurious, but imagine getting pelted by large diamond raindrops. Ouch.
Still complaining about rain on
Earth?
On HD 189733b, a planet that is 63
light years from our own solar system, it rains glass sideways at a mind
bending speed of almost 4,500 miles per hour.
So next time it rains too much here
on Earth, just remember it's all about perspective. You could have it way
worse.
Now that you appreciate the rain
more, why not create a custom playlist of songs on the topic?
We've got a long list of pop, rock
and country songs to choose from.
FlourishAnyway believes there
is a playlist for just about any situation and is on a mission to unite and
entertain the world through song
FlourishAnyway
is an Industrial/Organizational psychologist who has flourished in spite of
Multiple Sclerosis for 15 years. Having been a corporate Human Resources
representative for two Fortune 500 companies, her interests include employment
law, HR workplace investigations, fairness perceptions, and employee selection.
Her personal passions include cats, crafts, cooking, nature, travel and
especially music.
Life can pack a mean punch, but ...
Flourish Anyway!
FlourishAnyway can be contacted for
professional writing projects and guest blogging requests at
flourishanyway@aol.com
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