Bicycle Bob -
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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob
The shape of raindrops is dominated by surface tension. They are egg-shaped, without long, streamlined tails. Water drops running down a surface are probably the source of the analogy.
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Yes and no. I said the same thing to my Dad, and he went through an extensive proof that the surface tension turns raindrops into spheres when they are on their own :
I agree with the analogy, though. Our artistic interpretation of rain is as lines. Also, I think that's what cameras can see, the "streak" of the falling raindrop :
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