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Why does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by andrewta@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] all-knight-party@kbin.run 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advice_to_a_Friend_on_Choosing_a_Mistress?wprov=sfla1

Learn and be scarred

[–] sfbing@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

From reading the text, I speculate that Franklin was alluding to the preexisting saying as well -- alluding to the cat in the dark as an accepted axiom.

[–] all-knight-party@kbin.run 2 points 6 months ago

That would make sense, cleverly recontextualizing a regular saying. It would fit the tone of the letter to do that humorously