wilberfan@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy do the nose pads on my glasses turn green--as opposed to some other color?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1107arrow-down1message-squareWhy do the nose pads on my glasses turn green--as opposed to some other color?wilberfan@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewilberfan@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoTIL why my nose pads turned green! Thank you, knowledgeable Lemmster! 🏆
minus-squaretonamel@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoSo the answer to your other question is “Yes!” The Statue of Liberty is also green because it’s made of copper. It was metallic when it was first installed in 1886, but had turned fully green within 20 years.
minus-squarewjrii@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoAnd just for the record, they fully expected it to happen and knew the old lady would look good in verdigris.
TIL why my nose pads turned green! Thank you, knowledgeable Lemmster! 🏆
So the answer to your other question is “Yes!” The Statue of Liberty is also green because it’s made of copper. It was metallic when it was first installed in 1886, but had turned fully green within 20 years.
And just for the record, they fully expected it to happen and knew the old lady would look good in verdigris.