posted on August 26, 2000 06:49:05 PM
Saw this flick today, and loved it, but can't seem to get a handle on the frog scene.
What the hell was that? I know this wasn't a sci-fi flick, and they don't have to give an explanation, but they never covered this in any of my biology classes...
posted on August 26, 2000 09:26:24 PM
I haven't seen the movie, but there have been documented reports of fish and frogs falling from the sky. I believe they are sucked up to cloud level by water spouts and deposited a few miles away. Never personally witnessed such a deluge however.
posted on August 26, 2000 11:36:13 PM
Julesy - I haven't seen the film, but you might be interested in some of the reviews at this site (by movie fans).
http://www.filmpalace.com/magnolia_review2.html
One guy likens the "raining frogs" to a biblical pestilence connected with repentance and redemption.
Had some interesting points of view, now I'm gonna have to go see the movie.
posted on August 30, 2000 12:17:02 AM there have been documented reports of fish and frogs falling from the sky.
Been meaning to comment on this for a couple days now ... One explanation of those reports of frogs falling from the sky has to do with estivation. When the weather's unusually dry, toads will burrow into the dirt an inch or two down and become inactive until the weather changes. When the rains come, the toads suddenly emerge from their burrows, often as the ground is being pelted by heavy drops of rain, so it appears that the toads are actually falling with the rain, but in fact they are coming up from under the dirt.
That's probably true of the toads, in highly populated toad country, since I never could envision how a funnel might selectively manage those transportations. The frogs and fish are a different matter though. Hell, here in the midst of tornado alley, even a few cattle have taken short, unexpected flights. Though not to the degree that anyone has reported raining cattle.
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