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The sky having an emotion and ruining your plans about it.
means A heavy fall of rain, usually with wind, that comes on hard enough to count as weather rather than just a sprinkle.
from A plain English compound — 'rain' plus 'storm' — stitched together straightforwardly in the medieval period to name exactly what it is. 'Rain' traces back to Old English 'regn', shared with other Germanic languages; 'storm' comes from Old English 'storm', meaning violent weather or disturbance, with old cousins in Old Norse and German pointing to a root meaning 'to stir up' or 'rage.' No hidden drama in the word itself — the drama is all in the actual sky.
- sound science
- raindrops hitting ground create tiny sonic booms, not splashes
- petrichor source
- that smell is bacteria spores released by impact
- speed limit
- raindrops fall at roughly 20 mph, not faster
- lightning math
- count seconds after flash, divide by five, get miles