Can It Rain Frogs?
In short: Reports of frogs falling from the sky go back to ancient times, and heavy winds such as waterspouts have long been the explanation, though scientists say the details are not fully understood.
A 1:24 short film in the series “Invisible Atmosphere”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Smithsonian Magazine, “Strange Rain: Why Fish, Frogs and Golf Balls Fall From the Skies”; HowStuffWorks (System1); article by Julia Layton, “Can it really rain frogs?”; U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (Fishery Leaflet 513, April 1961, hosted by NOAA Fisheries), “leaflet513.pdf”.
Sources used in this film
- Smithsonian Magazine — Strange Rain: Why Fish, Frogs and Golf Balls Fall From the Skies · View →
- HowStuffWorks (System1); article by Julia Layton — Can it really rain frogs? · View →
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (Fishery Leaflet 513, April 1961, hosted by NOAA Fisheries) — leaflet513.pdf · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Smithsonian Magazine: Strange Rain: Why Fish, Frogs and Golf Balls Fall From the Skies
- Also: HowStuffWorks (System1); article by Julia Layton: Can it really rain frogs?
- Also: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (Fishery Leaflet 513, April 1: leaflet513.pdf
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