Why the Sunset is Red_05🌏【Bakken】【Shirokuma Literature Club】

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"Do you know why the sunset is red?"
"Hmm, it's influenced by the Tyndall effect, right?"

"Shion, you have a habit of rubbing your temple with your index finger when you're thinking."
"Oh, this? Yeah, it's a habit."

"The Tyndall effect is a factor, but Rayleigh scattering has a bigger impact."
"Ah, Rayleigh scattering. Let's see, that's the phenomenon where light is scattered by particles much smaller than the wavelength of the light, right?"

Shion answered while rubbing her temple with her index finger. As evening approaches and the sun sets, the distance light travels through the atmosphere increases. The Tyndall effect is when dust and particles in the atmosphere scatter light. Rayleigh scattering is when light is scattered by particles much smaller than dust and dirt.

Blue light with shorter wavelengths is scattered quickly, leaving behind red light with longer wavelengths, which is why the sunset is dyed red.

As we walked along, lecturing each other on sunset trivia, we arrived at the Basic Chemistry Laboratory where Bakken (Chemistry Research Club) was active.

When we entered, it was bustling with many students. In the center of the lab, about 20 students were holding hands in a circle around a table. Everyone looked uniformly nervous.

"Everyone. It's almost time. Are you mentally prepared..."
"Thump"

I felt like I heard a sound. All at once, the students screamed and let go of each other's hands. The person in the lab coat who had touched the silver cup with their finger was grinning as they watched the scene.

"Everyone. Rest assured. No one has ever lost their life in this experiment."
"No jumping the gun, please."
"That's right, we need mental preparation."

"What are you talking about? If I waited for you to be mentally prepared, you'd just let go of your hands."
"Even so."
"Oh, that startled me."

A long, thin balloon was placed in front of the person in the lab coat. I see, so it was a static electricity experiment. When I made eye contact with Shion, they spoke to me.

"Hey, are you two looking to join the club?"
"Oh, yes."

"Welcome. Have some juice over there."
"Thank you—ouch!"

When I touched the cup, I got a shock. It seems they had charged the cup with static electricity.

"The baptism of Bakken. Sorry, forgive me."
"Geez."

I was a bit annoyed, but it seemed like a fun club with a playful spirit.

"I am the club president, Shoya."
"I'm Shion."
"I'm Yusuke. Nice to meet you."

The next day, I officially submitted my application to join Bakken.

(To be continued)

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