The twinkling of stars, or “stellar scintillation,” is actually a complex phenomenon involving the physics of light and the Earth’s atmosphere. When light travels from one medium to another, it refracts, or changes direction.
However between air pollution, light pollution, and atmospheric interference like clouds, we city dwellers rarely get the opportunity to see stars twinkling. I am one of the fortunate people that sees stars twinkling every time Linda walks into a room. Before you dismiss this as “romantic twaddle” Dr. Neal deGrasse Tyson, there is real science behind the phenomenon.
When an Angel walks into a room and the image is refracted by the light passing through the retina which directly connects to the sub-dominal cortex of the brain, the light emitting diodes naturally flutter contrapuntally to the beating of one’s heart reflecting back to the medulla oblongata and subsequently registers refracted light almost identical to the interspatial light of a twinkling star. This entire quantum chain reaction occurs in .3141592 (rounded) of a second nobody other than those schooled in advanced theoretical physics notice the change.
By completing this course you have earned 3 Continuing Education Credits and I believe I earned a peanut butter cookie. Has anyone seen the orderly?