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In 2002, a couple of astronomers from Johns Hopkins University announced a massive turnaround. The universe, they announced, was not pale turquoise, as they had previously stated. The universe was beige. Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry had been tripped up by a bug in their software, and Karl confessed all. "This is embarrassing but this is science. We are not like politicians. If we make mistakes we admit them. That's how science works."They may be scientists, but these guys know the power of a good name. They figured "beige" was not going to do it and turned to their colleagues.
The top ten suggestions from other Johns Hopkins astronomers were: Cappuccino Cosmico, Cosmic Cream, Astronomer Green, Astronomical Almond, Skyvory, Univeige, Cosmic Latte, Big-Bang Buff/Blush/Beige, Cosmic Khaki, Primordial Clam Chowder.
Skyvory? Ahahahahaha...
Please note that violet is scattered even more but we humans are more sensitive to blue than to violet so ... blame our eyes.
To be truthful I prefer this explanation:
Why the Sky is Blue
John Ciardi (1916-1986)I don't suppose you happen to know
Why the sky is blue? It's because the snow
Takes out the white. That leaves it clean
For the trees and grass to take out the green.
Then pears and bananas start to mellow,
And bit by bit they take out the yellow.
The sunsets, of course, take out the red
And pour it into the ocean bed
Or behind the mountains in the west.
You take all that out and the rest
Couldn't be anything else but blue.
Look for yourself. You can see it's true.
