the old sailors tale " red at night a sailors delight, red in the morning sailors take warning" how did they know that it would work every time?
2006-11-02 17:26:55 · 8 answers · asked by ? 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
It doesn't work everytime, but it's just like any other old wives tale....there's some truth to it. The reason you would see a red sky at night instead of early morning has to do with the atmosphere and weather conditions over the open ocean. I can't remember exactly why, but the red sky has something to do with winds and pressure and the likelyhood of a storm.
2006-11-02 18:45:57 · answer #1 · answered by pancho_villa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Observations
2006-11-03 02:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by Princess_29_71 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like everything else handed down through the years like this. It's been tried, tested and true.
2006-11-03 01:43:34 · answer #3 · answered by Jaded 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I imagine it was tested over time before they came up with the poem.
2006-11-03 01:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by suzyQ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of experience I guess.
2006-11-03 01:28:42 · answer #5 · answered by sunday girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
observation through time
2006-11-03 01:29:06 · answer #6 · answered by falling leaves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With their brains I guess!
2006-11-03 01:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of them must have been psychic!
2006-11-03 01:34:18 · answer #8 · answered by Queen of the Wicker People 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋