Why the Earth smells
so good after the first shower of rain?
No man made perfume can take the place of this heavenly fragrance
diffused in the atmosphere after the first shower of rain. The fragrance has
been given the name PETRICHOR. It is the miraculous aroma which is emitted
when rain falls on dry, parched and longing soil. The word is created
from Greek petra meaning "stone", and īchōr the fluid that
flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology.
Scientists believes that this scent is due to the organic compound
Geosmin but I believe that this scent is a natural process which involves many
earthly and unearthly factors which cannot be produced in a laboratory. If it
was so simple then each retail shop would be selling “Geosmin” on its shelf.
Those who have drunk chai from the kullads (Baked clay
utensils) can identify the smell to some extent. The aroma is very close to
PETRICHOR.
In rural India all food is cooked in earthen (clay) vessels
and the taste of the food cannot be explained in words. Zillion Dollar Lobster
Frittata will not have a chance to win, if served besides the steaming hot
rustic Indian food prepared in earthen pots.
Have you ever thought why the seeds sprout at the touch of rain drops?
The seeds which have been lying dead for months even when they are sprinkled
with water every day, suddenly breaks open at the touch of few rain drops. How
can a seed differentiate between the touch of water from the sprinkler and that
of a rain drop? There must be an electrical charge or special chemical reaction
which happens with the seed coat and forces it to break open and release a new
life. I am showing you an example of my garden pot. I water it every day –
maybe twice during peak summer but nothing comes out on the vacant soil around
the potted plant but as soon as the rain drops touch the soil all soil particles gets busy creating new life on each uncovered part of mother earth. After few
showers of rain, the whole earth surface in draped by a green blanket. Our
Mother Earth becomes so busy crafting miracles from each soil molecule.
Rain Water Analysis
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| TDS Meter with Rainwater Reading |
The TDS of Rainwater when measured at the time of its fall on earth was 007
– yes, just 7. I measured after 3 hours again and it remained 7 only.
I measured the Ph of the Rainwater at the time of fall and it was 8.9 -9.
I was amazed to see this reading. It is just
perfect Nectar of immotality.
In general, water
with a pH lower than 7 is considered acidic, and with a pH greater than 7 is
considered basic. Our domestic RO water TDS ranges between
100 to 200 has Ph between 6 to 6.8.
I again
measured the Rainwater Ph after 3 hours – it was 6.5 – what? It lost its
miraculous power after storing.
I have tried using the stored rain water to
germinate seeds during the non-rainy period but this miracle did not happen –
the water acted just as ordinary tap water.
So it is the fresh rain drops that
have the miraculous power.
Do not stop the miracles from
happening
We should
make use of this miraculous power and plant as much TREES as possible - during
the rainy season as the success rate of sprouting will be at its peak.
I am a hard core atheist but this unexplained phenomenon compels me to
say that science does not have answers to all our questions and life on earth
is not a chain of coincidences.
What a waste
of miraculous SUPER POWERS!!!
Amazed by nature's miracles -Vinita Jindel




Awesome writeup....vinni...🌲🌳
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Thanks Shush. I need your encouragement to move forward.
ReplyDeleteSo much good info on something which we all love but never bothered to know its reason,
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Well researched and well written .sure nature is a miracle v priceless ..we need to save it..
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Thanks Archana.Your feedback means a lot to me.
DeleteWow Vinita, you might as well do some more thesis. Excellent observations and conclusions. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the motivation. Kind regards.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the motivation. Kind regards.
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