fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoGrass is Greenermander.xyzimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareSotuanduso@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoGrass looks greener from the side than from directly above.
minus-squareSotuanduso@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoFrom the side, the blades obscure the dirt. Either that, or my neighbor’s grass really is greener.
minus-squarepelletbucket@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agookay so that would apply if you could see the dirt, but if we’re just talking about a thick turf layer it seems like the top would be greener because that’s where most of the reflection is going
minus-squareSotuanduso@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIf the grass is laying flat against the ground, I guess. But it usually just leans. Either way, this is outside the scope of my statement.
Grass looks greener from the side than from directly above.
are you sure about that
From the side, the blades obscure the dirt. Either that, or my neighbor’s grass really is greener.
okay so that would apply if you could see the dirt, but if we’re just talking about a thick turf layer it seems like the top would be greener because that’s where most of the reflection is going
If the grass is laying flat against the ground, I guess. But it usually just leans. Either way, this is outside the scope of my statement.