Viccinium Myrtillus

By:Chidera Reece 

 

Indeed, it all depends on who is responding. 

A grownup will likely give you an explanation about light, how it bounces off air particles, how some wavelengths are absorbed while other wavelengths are thrown back out, and how those particular colors/wavelengths are the ones that you and I can see. 

A scientist’s response will probably be considerably more perplexing but a lot more compelling.

But, every time you ask a journalist, you will receive a different response. 

One solution, for instance, is found in the unique qualities of blue fingerpaint. Blue paint dissolves from children’s hands into the air and colors it blue whenever they use it. The color ages over time, yet as long as fingerpainting exists, the sky will always be blue. 

The creatures with blue eyes that live at the North and South Poles are tied to another solution. They are constantly gazing upward, and the entire world can see the blue of their eyes as they reflect back. These polar critters are probably unknown to you since they are skilled at hiding from satellites and explorers. All we’ll see is the reflection in their eyes.