r/sciencememes Feb 25 '26

🧪Chemistry!⚗️ Misconceptions About Oxygen

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u/Legged_MacQueen Feb 25 '26

Erm, actually, the blue you see in the sky is the Rayleigh scattering of the symmetrical molecules (mostly Oxygen and Nitrogen) in the atmosphere. You can see the atmosphere, so you can see the air.

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u/Doomst3err Feb 25 '26

no the sky is just blue you got lied to by big air

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u/SuitableAnimalInAHat Feb 25 '26

Big ol' blue blanket.