Rudolphs Nose

**Night Train** · 11-25-2001, 10:24 AM

As I was watching the aged classic TV Special last night with the children, I began to wonder something...Was Red REALLY the best color to have to penetrate fog? Would blue have been better?

**Steve Machol** · 11-25-2001, 11:35 AM

Good question. What about yellow?

**Sean** · 11-25-2001, 05:40 PM

I would have to say blue. Something on the same idea as they use on the new headlight's for some cars these days.

**Steve Machol** · 11-25-2001, 05:56 PM

But aren't fog lights yellow?

**Sean** · 11-25-2001, 06:13 PM

Yep..........but i've been seeing quite a few of the "Bright White" halogen lamps lately.With a few of the blue ones here and there.

**Pete Hanlin** · 11-26-2001, 10:42 AM

Seems to me that blue would be more apt to scatter through the fog, whereas the longer wavelength of red would penetrate better... Yellow might have been even better for brightness, but somehow I can't imagine the song as Rudolph the yellow nosed reindeer...!