Why the ocean is blue

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe claim under review: the ocean is blue because it reflects the sky.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd I think that's a lovely story. The sea looked up, saw something it admired, and committed to the look.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says water absorbs the red part of the light spectrum, and what's left over is the blue we see.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI assume the ocean's statement reads, 'After a thorough review, we have decided to move forward without red.'

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt filtered the red out. Sediment and particles can also turn it green or red, so the ocean isn't even committed to blue.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFlexible branding.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNow the catch. Sunlight barely makes it past six hundred fifty-six feet, and none at all reaches three thousand two hundred eighty.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBelow that, the sea is pitch black, and that's most of it.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRating it: Mildly Bonkers. The sky part is wrong, but the blue part is real.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the ocean is blue for the top six hundred feet and black for the rest.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's the only thing I know with a dress code that strict and a basement that dark.