The rain brings down with it a certain quietness. There is a noticeable absence of squawking from the crows. Even neighborhood dogs seem content to snooze instead of bark during a gentle rain. Perhaps, beyond the elements that make up a water molecule, there are silent additives, heretofore undetected by scientists and chemistry teachers.
These miniscule sound-deadening molecules, once striking an object, spin out a spiderweb-like blanket of non-noise. This affects the insect world, until of course, it stops raining. It is at that point we are again able to hear the insects, and the chirp of local birds.
It is these sound-deadening additives in water that allow ventriloquists to drink while successfully operating their puppet.
Think about it. It makes sense.
1 comment:
I hate quiet! I must have music or tv or something to let me know that I am not alone. Except for the ping - ping - ping of water dripping through the gutters on the house and running down the downspout splatting at the bottom. Then there is the tick - tick- tick of the heating ducts during the heating and cooling period of the furnace. So, where can I buy some of these sound-deadening molecules??
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