The Figure of Raindrops

Today, I learned figures of raindrops.

I thought that the figure of raindrops while dropping is just a teardrop-shaped, which is something like '💧.'

However, actual raindrops don't have such a shape.

If the diameter of the raindrop is less than 3 mm, it will be an almost perfect sphere.

If the diameter is around 4-5 mm, the bottom of the raindrop will become flat by the air resistance, and it will be similar to a shape of a steamed meat bun.

If the diameter is more than 6 mm, the bottom of the raindrop will be hollowed and a cup-shaped, and eventually split into smaller raindrops.

Since diameters of typical raindrops are around 1 mm, most of shapes of raindrops that we usually see have a sphere shape.

雨粒の形

今日は、雨粒の形について学びました。

私は降っている最中の雨粒は、雫/涙型（💧←このような形）をしていると思っていました。

しかし、雨粒が実際にそのような形になることはありません。

雨粒の直径が 3 mm 以下であると、ほぼ球形になります。

直径が 4-5 mm 程度であると、空気抵抗により底面がつぶれて、肉まんのような形になります。

直径が 6 mm 以上であると、底が凹んでおわんのようになり、やがて分裂して小さな雨粒になります。

一般的な雨の雨粒は 1 mm 前後なので、我々が見ている雨はほぼ全て球形をしていることになります。

• Today, I learned figures of raindrops.
• Today, I learned about the shape figures of raindrops.

• I thought that the figure of raindrops while dropping is just a teardrop-shaped, which is something like '💧.'
• I thought that the figure of raindrops while dropping would be is just a teardrop-shaped, which is something like '💧.'

• However, actual raindrops don't have such a shape.
• However, actual raindrops don't have such a are a different shape.

• If the diameter of the raindrop is less than 3 mm, it will be an almost perfect sphere.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• If the diameter is around 4-5 mm, the bottom of the raindrop will become flat by the air resistance, and it will be similar to a shape of a steamed meat bun.
• If the diameter is around 4-5 mm, the bottom of the raindrop will become flatten due to by the air resistance. , and it It will be similar in to a shape to of a steamed meat bun.

  The idiom works like this: X is similar in shape to Y. A is similar in size to B.

• If the diameter is more than 6 mm, the bottom of the raindrop will be hollowed and a cup-shaped, and eventually split into smaller raindrops.
• If the diameter is more than 6 mm, the bottom of the raindrop will be hollowed and a cup-shaped, and will eventually split into smaller raindrops.

  Since cups usually aren`t upside down, maybe it would be best to not mention cups and instead say that "the bottom of the raindrop will be hollowed out and will eventually split into smaller raindrops."

• Since diameters of typical raindrops are around 1 mm, most of shapes of raindrops that we usually see have a sphere shape.
• Since the diameters of typical raindrops are is around 1 mm, most of shapes of raindrops that we usually see have a sphere spherical shape.

  "Spherical" is the adjective.

Extremely well done!

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• I thought that the figure of falling raindrops while dropping is just a would be shaped like a teardrop-shaped, which is something like '💧.'

• However, actual raindrops don't have such a shape.
• However, actual raindrops don't would not have form such a shape.

• If the diameter of the raindrop is less than 3 mm, it will be an almost perfect sphere.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Since diameters of typical raindrops are around 1 mm, most of shapes of raindrops that we usually see have a sphere shape.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!