Ask the Brain The World's First Computer-Generated Encyclopedia Computer Generated Encyclopaedia

 Ask the Brain! :)
Ok "Brain", what's the deal with ?
 
   In the News - 22 Nov: Barry Bonds  Mitt Romney  Rupert Murdoch  Santa Claus  Pearl Harbor  
 
 
 

Topic: Ray of Light

Related:
  Ray    Light  
  Green Light    Light Blue  
  Traffic Light    Red Light  
  Night Light    Bright Lights  
  Light energy    Light Street  
  Light House    Light Bulb  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite body part(s):Skin,  Teeth,  Lungs
Interest(s):Physics,  Astronomy
Favorite great thinker(s):Marie Curie,  Sir Isaac Newton,  Archimedes
Likes to wear:Sunglasses,  Bikini
Favorite destination(s):The Moon
Favorite sportsperson(s):Ted Williams (baseball)
Starsign:Aquarius
Favorite artist(s):Giovanni Bellini
Listens to:Jimi Hendrix
Medical note(s):Produces Anthrax in their basement,  Has cancer
Favorite time of year:Autumn
Favorite quote(s):"Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me." - Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
 
 
 Expert Talk
The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.


Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster

Nowhere is the light as golden as the rays which shine on the oak and madrone studded hills of Mendocino County.
Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk

Rays of light shining from these syllables in all directions invoke the blessings of all sources of refuge which return and are absorbed into his form above the crown of your head.
Light-rays radiate from his body to all buddha-realms.
Parallel light rays entering the telescope are focussed to a single point, called the focus or focal point.
Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator

Light rays from the center of Mars get to the objective along a line perfectly parallel to the axis of the telescope; these light rays are called on-axis rays.
The light rays come together at a point behind the retina so that nearby objects can appear blurry, while distant objects are clearer.
Cosmic rays are particles from our galaxy traveling almost a the speed of light with energies that allow them to penetrate buildings and people with ease.
Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model

Ultraviolet rays and fluorescent light can damage paper and bindings by reacting chemically with the paper fibre and causing brittleness or discolouration.
Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist

Strong light rays can easily burn out pixels in the LCD, which is usually not covered by the manufacturer.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Light rays bend away from the normal as they gain speed and a longer wavelength by entering a slower index of refraction (less optical density) medium while the frequency remains constant.
Gamma rays are photons at energies hundreds of thousands to billions of times higher than the visible light our eyes can detect.
X rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than those of ultraviolet light.
 
 
 User Talk
Comments from our users:
Got a question? Got an answer? Let's hear it!

Name:


Protection code:

 
 
 Pass this on!
Your friends really should know a little more about Ray of Light, don't you think?

Your Name:
Friend's Email1: eg. friend1@hotmail.com
Friend's Email2: (optional)
Friend's Email3: (optional)
Friend's Email4: (optional)
Friend's Email5: (optional)
 
 
Contact Us | What is AskTheBrain? | Terms and Conditions
Feel free to link to this page.

This is a satirical computer-generated website. By using this site, you agree to abide by our terms and conditions.
Copyright Rapid Intelligence 2003. All Rights Reserved.