DungVids asked:
Louisiana residents witness a strange rain that leaves oil puddles near their homes?? Can it rain oil? Answer: No! National Weather Service Science and Operations Officer Charlie Paxton says while it’s always possible a water spout could pick up some oil and carry it a short distance, the notion of black rain is just not possible. Paxton says that’s because oil does not evaporate. As a result, talk of black rain is just a myth. However, Paxton does note that rain can, on occasion, mix with other particles. For example, he says in desert climates, when it’s windy and it rains, it’s not uncommon for precipitation to mix with sand to form what he calls “a muddy mess.”
So, “Black rain” is just a myth? Well, I have news, so is the claim that it can’t “rain oil”! There are two ways for this to happen. First, in a hurricane, when 74-100 mph winds are whipping up the Gulf. Droplets of oil will be carried aloft, to fall over shore as “oily rain”. For the second way? I will refer you to OSHA publication 3388, page 32. Here it plainly states that oil “evaporates”. Anything that “evaporates” can “condense”, it is a scientific fact. Hydrocarbons do not go through sublimation. Check the US Government publication for yourself, learn about evaporation and condensation, look behind your stove for signs of oil, and call this piece of “writing” by it’s proper name.